wooden figure; wooden doll; puppet; blockhead; good-for-nothing; fool
miasma; noxious form of "bad air" formerly believed to cause diseases
all over the body; from head to foot; all over
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
whistle (sound made with the lips)
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
loud laughter; roaring with laughter
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
insufficient; inadequate; imperfect
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
immortal; undying; indestructible
to be unable to endure; to be unable to stand (something); to lose patience
profiting while others fight
equality; uniformity; evenness
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
chamber maid; female servant; area around the hips; waist area
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
to nip (something) in the bud
several items; many items
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
stagnation; deposit; sediment; faltering; hesitation; pause
to establish; to formulate
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
the farthest ends; the furthest ends
gusher; spout; outpouring; effusion; torrent
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
two by two; by twos; as a couple
fierce attack; furious attack
front kick (esp. martial arts)
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials