to parody; to make a parody of; to pun (on); to twist; to distort
unmistakable; unquestionable; certain; evident
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat
greedy; avaricious; covetous; raga (desire)
end (e.g. of a line); tail end; rear; backmost part
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)
the positive and the negative; yin and yang
separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation
making an attempt; trial run
setting aside; leaving to one side
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
specialization; specialisation
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
trouble; quarrel; difficulties; complication; tangle
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; component stereo system
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place
threshold (amount, dose, etc.)
automatic; automatic firearm; automatic transmission
one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
children's story; fairy tale
long ago; once upon a time