puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
visual confirmation; sighting
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
the entire strength; all hands; all the members
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander
acting arbitrarily on one's own authority; acting arbitrarily without consultation
writing off (a debt); cancellation; balancing the books; cancelling out (gains or losses); making even; making up (for)
to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control
conquest; subjugation; overcoming (a difficulty); conquering (e.g. a mountain); mastery (of a skill)
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
chief; main; principal; main secondary or supporting role (in kyogen)
going backward; turning back; backtracking; regression; retrogression; relapse
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
classmate; friend in the same class
quick firing; rapid firing
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
favorite sword; cherished sword
men's language; male language
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
competent; suitable; qualified
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
firm; solid; steady; secure; unshakeable; unwavering
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy