curse; spell; malediction
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
society; the world; the times
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
about; concerning; related to; -ish
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
shoe rack (at an entrance); shoe cupboard; shoe cubby
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
fortune slip (usu. bought at a shrine); omikuji
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
terrible luck (esp. on an omikuji slip); very bad luck
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
handwriting; handwritten; hand-drawn; hand-painted
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
chain letter that promises bad luck if you break the chain
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
novel; original; new; innovative
never mind!; don't worry about it
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
bottom; buttocks; bidet function (for anal cleansing)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
library (usu. single-room); small library
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
calamity; misfortune; disaster
3rd day of the month; three days
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to