to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
around the world; throughout the world
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; stupid
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
the height of folly; sheer stupidity
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to lose sight of; to miss
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to gain a reliable foundation and be in a safe condition; to rest easy; (lit.) to board a large ship
boat for transporting mud; boat made from mud (in folktales); (fig.) sinking ship
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
very much; very many; more and more
wasteland; wilderness; deserted land; prairie; vast plain; wilds
horizon (related to land)
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
to attract (to oneself, e.g. with bait or light); to draw close; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion; to convulse
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
to burn down (to the ground); to clear away by burning; to reduce to ashes; to burn off
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. of the sun)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively