upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
to attack; to destroy; to defeat; to conquer; to avenge
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
chain; series; connection; linkage
one's younger days; when one was young
this one; with this; in this way
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
fresh (e.g. fish); lively; spirited; animated
to practice magic; to practise magic
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to become desperate; to give in to despair
foe; enemy; resentment; enmity; harm; injury
movements; bearing; deportment; farewell dinner (given by someone about to leave on a trip)
essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end
offensive (movement); aggression
throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off
to get change back; to be more than enough
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
to get warm; to become warm
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
everything; for (to) everything; (in) anything
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
association; society; organization; organisation
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to peel off; to come off; to be taken off
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
equally (well); as ... as; no less ... than ...; evenly matched; well-matched
tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order