charm; incantation; spell; curse
monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
upper half of the body; upper body
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
exactly as stated; verbatim
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
the teaching profession; education of laity
control; management (e.g. of a business)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
property; fortune; means; assets
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
etc.; et cetera; and so on
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk
one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
outside the country; abroad
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
last night; yesterday evening
almost; roughly; approximately
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
to breathe out; to exhale
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
more than ... years; -odd years
many; much; plenty; hardly
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
one day; (on) a certain day
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips