change; transformation; inversion
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
unique; individual; original; unusual
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
action of making something; -ification
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
observation; survey; watching
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
right side; right-hand side
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)
in deep black; in jet black
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
in one's own way or style
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I see; that's right; indeed
to breathe out; to exhale
scabbard; sheath; cap (on pen, brush, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey