to disappear; to vanish into thin air
high efficiency; high performance
low quality; poor quality
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
children's story; fairy tale
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
treating someone like a child
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
to support (a theory, claim, etc.); to back up; to substantiate; to prove
to form a complete whole; to be joined together
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)