magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
word; term; language; speech
devil worship; diabolism; diabolatry; Satanism
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
twentieth century; Nijisseiki pear (variety of nashi); Nijusseiki pear
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
abundant (grain) crop; good harvest
praise; glorification; extolment
old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
real experience; actual observations
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
denaturation; degeneration
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
in accordance with; pursuant to; in proportion to; according to; in the same manner as; in the same way as
way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)
handbook; manual; guide; primer
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble
to call a person's attention (to)
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
serving concurrently as; holding the additional post of
smoothly; easily; readily
since then; from that time; ever since
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to start for home; to head for home; to make for home
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly