to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
illegal; illicit; unlawful
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
very likely; very probable
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to be too numerous; to be too much
putting into operation; invocation
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to play a leading role; to play a central part
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
the capital city (often Tokyo) area (typically within 50 km of city's centre) (center)
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to cover fully; to wrap around
scale; scope; plan; structure
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
don't you think?; indicates question
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff