national character; regional character
puppet; marionette; puppet (person, organization, government, etc.); figurehead; (arch.) prostitute
murder; homicide; manslaughter
machine; race car; racing motorcycle
to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
entrails; giblets; tripe; offal
to save; to leave over; to spare
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
favourable terms; favorable terms; favourable conditions; favorable conditions; place in the sun
to be nearing death; to be dying
looking out for oneself; putting one's own skin first; prioritizing one's own safety above all else
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
townsman; townswoman; resident of a town; townspeople; townsfolk
sleeping pill; sleep medication
(state of) unconsciousness
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
living flesh; flesh and blood; living (human); raw (flesh, esp. fish)
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to begin to fall (of rain, snow, etc.)
frequency (of occurrence)
to make a joint vow; to swear together; to pledge
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
consoling the spirits of the dead
place of enshrinement; morgue; mortuary
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to feel gloomy; to feel blue; to feel melancholy
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
joints; points (of a speech)
as you can imagine; as imagined
to blow away; to blow (a ship) off course; to make flutter (in the wind); to fly (a flag)