ability; performance; efficiency
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
curse; spell; malediction
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
restoration; repair; mending
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
fair and square; open and aboveboard
tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to feel; to sense; to experience
though; notwithstanding; although
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful