magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
element; chemical element; (classical) element (e.g. earth, water, air, fire); (arch.) origin; (arch.) source
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
aria; singing; chanting; reciting (e.g. a spell)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
this world; the present world
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
deed; act; work; performance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
ancient times; prehistoric times
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
little by little; bit by bit
accumulation; accumulate; store
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; marijuana; cannabis; not genuine
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
perfect; complete; flawless
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)