puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to smile a smile of satisfaction
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
decrepitude; senescence; superannuation
construction; architecture (of buildings)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
near; nearby; not far off
rampancy; prevalence; domination
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
agreement; coincidence; correspondence; conformity
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
profitable plan; good plan
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
to face; to go towards; to head towards
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability