black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
to chastise; to punish; to discipline
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
since some time ago; for quite a while; already
digital versatile disc; DVD
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
script; screenplay; scenario
letter (e.g. of complaint); letter to the editor; letter from a reader; contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.)
real experience; actual observations
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
these guys; these fellows
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
bump (e.g. on forehead); lump; protuberance; swelling
(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
legendary beast; magical beast
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten
to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
to project; to stick out; to stand out
girls' or women's division or section
manner of using one's hands
at any moment (now); at any minute; on the verge of (doing); just about to
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots