magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to order; to command; to appoint
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
sorry; excuse me; thank you
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
accurate; precise; exact; appropriate; apt; right
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
deva and naga; heavenly dragon
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
in good health; alive and well; going strong
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
sealing (away); containment; suppression; seal; place where something is sealed; seam (of an envelope)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
deceased; late; dead; departed
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)