to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
direct control; direct supervision
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
calculated; premeditated; considered
nature; spontaneity; natural airhead
to be prolonged; to drag on
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
to blow in the opposite direction; to revive
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
ladle; dipper; wild chervil (Anthriscus sylvestris); cow parsley; keck
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
revival; restoration; resuscitation
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
sick person; patient; invalid
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
roundabout; indirect; circuitous; ignorant (of the world)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
negative emotions; negative feelings
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago