good luck charm; uttered when using magic; abracadabra; presto
pick; plectrum; ice pick; pickaxe; pick (of an ice axe); pick (tool for picking a lock)
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
prejudice; bias; distorted view
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
suspension bridge; rope bridge
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
full particulars; the whole story; from beginning to end
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
to be disgusted; to be repulsed; to get the creeps
unidentifiable; unidentified
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
parallel universe; alternative reality; parallel world
self-torturing; masochistic
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to rearrange (classes); to recompose; to reset; to recombine (genes)
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
established fact; fait accompli
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to dig out; to gouge out; to scoop; to ladle; to jerk (one's chin)
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy; to accompany; to go with; to associate with (someone); to mix with
littering; (carelessly) tossing away
not covered (by); not subject (to)
young and energetic; up-and-coming
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star
highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)
doubt; suspicion; fear; apprehension
to suck (or draw) out; to aspirate