magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
beforehand; in advance; previously
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
so; like this; in this way
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
order; command; directions; instructions
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
the West; the Occident; Western countries
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level
four (long cylindrical things)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
stuffing; mounting; stuffed animal
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
tensely; tightly; erectly; intuitively; instinctively; with a burst
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say