necromancer (esp. a blind female in northeastern Honshu); medium; shaman
spiritualism; spiritism; channeling; medium; channeler
self-education; self-instruction; self-study
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
around the world; throughout the world
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
almost; roughly; approximately
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
sunlight; rays of the Sun
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
online shopping; e-commerce; mail order
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
this for sure; certainly is
mission; delegation; transmission
ghee (held to be the greatest of all flavours); (fig.) the ultimate truth of Buddhism; (fig.) nirvana
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
several times; a few times
(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
besides; moreover; in addition
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign