magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
completely empty (of a residence, etc.); vacant; body from which the soul has left; corpse; shed skin (of a snake, insect, etc.)
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
society; company; the public; the world
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
to sink (into); to get depressed
nine-to-five (working hours); nine to five
open every day of the year
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
after-afterparty; third party of the night
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
rare; extraordinary; singular
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
sharp increase; sudden rise
madness; craziness; insanity
the northeastern (unlucky) direction; person or thing to be avoided; (lit.) the demon's gate; weak point; Achilles' heel
hives; nettle rash; urticaria
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
Aichi prefecture (Chūbu area)
(mountain) pass; highest point on a mountain road; ridge; peak (e.g. of summer); worst (e.g. of an illness); crisis
the West; the Occident; Western countries
quotation marks; quote marks
extensive; vast range; wide scope
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction