magic; sorcery; witchcraft; magic tricks (with large-scale props)
to become sinewy (e.g. of muscles); to become stringy; to become stiff; to become stiff (of attitude or conversation); to become formal; to become ceremonial
long and narrow; lanky; gangling; spindly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
welcome; (warm) reception
badger; raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
mischievous boy; troublemaker; pesky kids
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
free-range rearing; letting (animals) roam freely; pasturing; letting (a dog) run loose; letting (a child) run free
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to wake (someone) up (roughly); to rouse out of bed; to awaken (someone) by knocking at the door
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
the nth ...; divisions of a kabuki performance
to collect; to assemble; to gather
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
half and half; fifty-fifty
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy