to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to turn over a new leaf; to reform (oneself)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
to practice magic; to practise magic
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to feel itchy; to itch; to feel creepy; to be impatient; to itch (to do something); to be eager
generally; in general; widely; commonly; universally
action of making something; -ification
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
deviation; departure; omission
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
acceleration; speeding up