image; figure; figure; form; image
to finger; to tamper (with)
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
when it becomes; when it comes to
evil spirit; demon; devil
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
type of amulet sold at Shinto shrines
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
bad; wrong; evil; no good; wicked; reprehensible
magic; sorcery; incantation
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to smash; to break into pieces
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
rather; sooner; preferably
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
all you have to do is; just; that's all
of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
and then; and so; and; so then
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
donor; contributor; provider
childish; child-like; immature; infantile