to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
handbook; instruction book; manual
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
moisture; humidity; dampness
to be smeared; to be covered
hidden room; secret chamber
to lean against; to set against
one thin flat object; one sheet
letter; missive; note; mail
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
light blue; pale blue; aqua
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
will; testament; last request
writing; composition; essay; sentence
family; members of a family
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
this world; this life; world of the living
material; substance; matter
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
belief; faith; conviction
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin