intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
four-legged; four-footed; (four-legged) animal; beast
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
to install; to fit; to (manage to) obtain (someone's agreement, permission, etc.); to get; to patronize (a shop); to buy usually (from the same store)
sound of a flat surface repeatedly making contact with something; applying a seal or stamp again and again; pasting (paper) all over; daubing; smearing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
workforce reduction; personnel cut
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
comrade in arms; war buddy; fellow soldier
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant
to be noisy; to be astir; to be abuzz; to be in commotion; to be aflutter; to be unsettled
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
never ceasing; never ending
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
to look after (often medically); to take care of
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
cheap structure (e.g. of houses)
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to jump on (a horse); to jump onto (a bus, train, etc.); to jump into (a taxi)
rainfall; snowfall; alighting; descending
old friend; familiar face