robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
to have one's horizons broadened
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
will not do; do not; does not
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to walk behind someone; to follow in someone's footsteps
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
retreating figure; appearance from behind
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
group; bunch; crowd; group
but; however; provided that
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
breakthrough; great discovery
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
authenticity; credibility
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
as much as one can take or carry away