doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
reorganization; reorganisation
personality; character; individuality; personhood
leaving everything up to someone else
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
fragment; broken piece; one of the same group; accomplice; one of a pair; counterpart
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
young; juvenile; child in the first year of kindergarten
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
mark; sign; (arch.) plain wood showing the seating order of officials at court; (arch.) nameplate
before it becomes (verb); before (an undesirable thing occurs)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
stealth; travelling incognito (traveling); ninjutsu; ninja; sneak theft; sneak thief; tolerance
Sharaku (Edo period painter)
to have the honour of being present (at a meeting, etc.); to have the honour of being a member (of a society, etc.); (lit.) to soil the lowest seat by one's presence
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
internal conditions; true state of affairs
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)
low-level; trivial; coarse; low-dimension
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
strategic arrangement of go stones at the beginning of a game; opening moves; preparations; preparatory steps; arrangements
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to approach; to draw near
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh