summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
one thin flat object; one sheet
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
(Judeo-Christian) Sabbath
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
back street; back alley; off-street
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to go past; to pass; to pass by
vacant house; unoccupied house
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
tail (animal); tail end; tip
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
how; in what way; by what means
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for