magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
self-respect; self-confidence; guts; backbone; pride; drive
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
in succession; one after another
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire
the place for; the time for; the level of
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
the same night; that night
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to kill by burning to death
long ago; a long time ago; already
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
crossarm; bracket; blade; semaphore
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
at once; immediately; right now
stomach ache; abdominal pain
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to treat shabbily; to be careless about; to handle roughly; to waste; to use wastefully; to spend recklessly
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake