and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
straw doll; straw figure; straw effigy
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
curse; spell; malediction
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
grandfather; male senior-citizen
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
how many people; a number of people
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
originally; by nature; from the start
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
strong interaction; strong force
everything; anything; nothing
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
than; from; out of; except; but; more
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
invitation; introduction; temptation