magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
supporting role (actor); minor role
player (of music, instrument, etc.)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to flare up; to fly into a rage
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
end; close; conclusion; termination
finish; end; completion; result
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to telephone; to make a phone call
attendance; presence; appearance
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
both (people); the two of them
sponsor; manager; caretaker; go-between; mediator; agent
filling a vacancy; supplementation; substitute; deputy; alternate
consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced
waking up early; getting up early; early rising