magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
the most; the best; the greatest; supreme; unrivalled; unsurpassed
wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
with a twitch; with a jerk; with a flutter; with a dip; with a bob
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
the last moment; the very end
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
vitality; (one's) life force
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
sprinkling; dropping in small light bits
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)
colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to become fraught with emotion
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
encouragement; incentive; stimulus
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to discuss; to talk together
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract