spell; charm; incantation; magic words
to breathe while sleeping
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to speak; to hear a voice
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
rough; casual (clothing); rough; rough (sketch); draft
sharply; harshly; stingingly
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
early on; earlier on; from early
to feel a chill run down one's spine
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
true character; real nature
match declared drawn due to injury; ending with both sides suffering damage (of a dispute, etc.)
border (between countries); national border
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
intelligence gathering; information gathering
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
(not) very; (not) so; (not) very much; (not) particularly; (not) especially
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
to draw (someone) close to one's breast; to pull close to one; to take into one's arms; to embrace
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese