doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
descendant; progeny; offspring
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
new moon; first day of the lunar month; crescent moon
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
to call together; to convene
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
prediction; prophecy; prognostication; (religious) prophecy
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
instead; but (on the other hand)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved