curse; spell; malediction
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to flare up; to burst into flames
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall; bankruptcy
and; thereupon; because of that
meaning; significance; sense
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
foreign; abroad; overseas
dilettante; person of fantastic taste
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
with a start; with a jump
chair; stool; post; office; position
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
spell; curse; dharani; mantra