indirection; indirectness
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
to frolic about; to mess around
public and private; official and personal; government and people
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
magic; sorcery; incantation
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to this extent; to this degree; this much
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
meter; gauge; metre (i.e. 100 cm); meter; animator
to some extent; to a certain extent
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
action of making something; -ification
to practice magic; to practise magic
visual confirmation; sighting
genius; prodigy; natural gift
saying all one has to say (usu. negative, e.g. complaints, insults, etc.)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to become keen on; to get passionate about
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)
lightning; thunder; god of thunder; god of lightning; anger; fit of anger
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
cutting through cloth; sound of cutting through cloth; shrieking sound; woman's scream; cry of the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)