to speak; to say; to vocalize
fiction; fabrication; concoction
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
without leaving any trace
strenuous effort; hard struggle; working hard; hard fighting; fierce fighting
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
stirring; slight movement
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
sound source; sound generator; tone generator; audio; audio file; recording
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
synthesized voice; synthesized speech
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
source (e.g. quotation); authority
garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); Chinese chives; Chinese leek
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
of great promise; with a promising future
charm; fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to captivate
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
to push aside; to brush aside
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to crack; to get cracked; to develop a crack; to develop a fissure
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
under the blazing sun; in sweltering heat
decrease; reduction; decline
trivial; not amounting to much