letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
within the next couple of days; in a day or two
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
death from cold; freezing to death
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
authority; power; function
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
Indian summer (around November); mild late autumn weather; mild late fall weather
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
being attracted by physical looks only; person who puts much store by good looks
being in love with each other
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
all but dead; half killed
narrator; storyteller; reciter
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
complementation; supplementation; completion