mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
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)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
story; tale; talk; discussion
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
windmill; wind turbine; pinwheel (toy); windmill (toy); Clematis patens (species of climbing plant)
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to penetrate; to pervade; to spread
to badger; to pester; to beg
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
incorrect; wrong; incorrect interpretation (answer, solution)
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
to raise (esp. overhead); to brandish (e.g. sword); to flourish; to wield (e.g. power, authority); to proclaim one's principles
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case; be that as it may
several times; once or twice
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled