creation; generation; formation; derivation
recipe; (medical) prescription; how-to guide (e.g. for crafts)
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
ancient script; ancient character; ancient alphabet
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
charm; incantation; spell; magic formula
charm; spell; curse; malediction; dharani; mantra
document; writing; letter; document addressed to someone
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
to put one's hand on; to touch
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
disabling; invalidation; nullification; vitiation
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to wear (multiple layers of clothes); to wear underneath; to dress up (esp. in formal clothes); to attire oneself (in); to break in (through repeated wearing); to wear in
also known as; also called
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to swell up (by soaking in or absorbing a liquid); to become soft; to become soggy; to become lazy; to become indolent; to become slack
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
confusion; distraction; derangement
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)