magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
natural; reasonable; understandable
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
want to ... do something; would like to ...
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
year in, year out; always; 24-7
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
completely; absolutely; totally; (not) at all
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to divide into three (parts); to trisect
to speak; to hear a voice
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
stairs; stairway; staircase
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
to shake; to sway; to waver
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
opening inward (e.g. door, window)
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
failure; mistake; blunder
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)