to pretend; to act (as if)
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
nothing but; except; no more than
to require the care of others; to need to be looked after; to be troublesome; to be a nuisance; to be a handful
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
lightning strike; lightning bolt
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
river surface; surface of a river
(in) the mountains; (among) the mountains; (through) the mountains; (in a) mountain valley
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
group; (free) radical; counter for installed or mounted objects (e.g. stone lanterns, gravestones, satellites)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
to scatter; to blow about; (arch.) to spread a rumor; (arch.) to talk around
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to cut apart; to split; to divide; to cut open
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
wife of a shogun or a highest-ranking nobleman
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
shadow; shade; shading; nuance; shades of meaning; subtleties
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
meat eating; eating of meat; meat diet; carnivorous
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move