magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
myself; yourself; I; me; you
please (give me); please (do for me)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
that is to say; so that means
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
professor; teaching; instruction
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
efforts; exertion; endeavour; assistance; services
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend