gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
the same; the said; likewise
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to show up; to appear; to turn up
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to claim victims; to cause casualties
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
this is why; this means; it is the case that
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
difference; variation; difference
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
allegiance; obedience; submission
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)