magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to be perturbed; to be agitated
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense
to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle
to mix; to stir; to blend
to grow restive; to begin to act violently
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
to burn with combativeness
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
nata; sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (often with a rectangular blade)
to have a short turning radius (e.g. car); to be adaptable; to be quick to respond to shifting circumstances
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); bad actor; lousy actor; wooden actor
end; finish; bound; limit; finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki); trump card
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
good (place to leave off); convenient
smallish; on the small side
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony
rebellious phase; rebellious age
tail (of an animal); tail end; tip
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
half-cooked; half-done; soft-boiled; half-ripe; unripe
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
watering can; watering pot; sprinkling can