spell; charm; incantation; magic word
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
living a life of leisure with dignity; living quietly and comfortably free from worldly cares; otium cum dignitate
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
slagheap; slag heap; pile of coal waste
magic carpet; flying carpet
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
starting point of a mountain ascent; trailhead (leading up a mountain)
last dungeon; final dungeon; last stage
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
elevation; height above sea level
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
cavalry; mobility; maneuverability
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
route; road; distance travelled in a day; one's ... (age, e.g. 40s, 60s)
to join forces with; to cooperate with
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
conservative without party affiliation
hard-line policy; tough measure
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
cutting pliers; lineman's pliers; combination pliers
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
balance beam (in gymnastics)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem