to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
young girl; lass; adolescent female
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
to be able to manage somehow or another
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
all night; throughout the night
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
but; however; provided that
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
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university