magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
the same night; that night
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to become possible; to become able to (do)
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
standing on one's feet for a long time
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
telephone call; telephone (device)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares