ancient Japanese characters (regarded today as created at a much more recent date)
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
magic; sorcery; incantation
being seen here and there; appearing in various places
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
legitimate; orthodox; traditional
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
esoteric Buddhist ritual where incantations are chanted; magic
magical power; mystical force
augury; fortune-telling; divination
will not do; do not; does not
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
etc.; et cetera; and so on
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
origin; beginning; source; rise
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
Nihon Shoki; Nihongi; Chronicles of Japan
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
visit (from abroad); introduction (from abroad); importation
spell; curse; incantation
roaming; drifting about; wandering
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute