magic; sorcery; incantation
spell; curse; dharani; mantra
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
dull (e.g. of movement or reaction); sluggish
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
profitable plan; good plan
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
rather; better; instead; if anything
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)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to shake one's head (in denial)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
having no idea; having no clue
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem