reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
fighting bravely; strenuous efforts
to cut; to slit; to cut open
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
patterns of thinking; train of thought
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
careless person; absentminded person; thoughtless person
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
using all one's strength; using all one's might
loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman
going upstream; sailing against the current
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
renewal; update; replacement; renovation; breaking (a record)
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
to sell off; to dispose of
base; basis; bedrock; platform
to (suddenly) get into a specific mood; (lit.) to get switched on
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to feel indebted (to); to feel grateful; to be much obliged
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
if so; in that case; then
shrill; piercing (scream, etc.)
public power; governmental authority
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
to blow through; to blow across
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
to be charged with a mission
warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
key; mode (in gagaku); time; tempo; meter (of a poem); metre; style
from the viewpoint of; according to