magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
age thirty; one's thirties
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to perfect; to detail; to polish; (arch.) to make (inside something)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
library; book collection; paperback book
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to write down; to record; to register
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)