ceremony; rite; ritual; service
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
with these words; while saying
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
interception (email); wiretap; bug
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
future; possible; potential; prospective
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to some extent; to a certain extent
grasp; catch; understanding
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
consequence; outcome; result; blame
gradually; slowly but steadily
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
ten; 10; ten years of age
dedication; offering; presentation; oblation
calm; composed; cool; quiet
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
as (for); for; in the capacity of
beginning; outset; first; onset
knowing; (an) acquaintance
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to marry (a woman); to take to wife; to take in marriage