conjurer; magician; illusionist
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
spell; charm; incantation; magic words
unconsciously; without knowing it; unwittingly; unawares
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
participants; participating athletes
to steal; to rob; to take away
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
unforeseen; unexpected; sudden; accidental
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
open seam; seam that has come apart; tear
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
wind-wrought pattern on the sands
young person; youth; young
bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny
to compete with; to vie for
positioning side-by-side; parallel arrangement; going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
adverse circumstances; unfortunate situation; adversity
complaint; protest; objection; one's say; what one has to say; claim
to miss getting on (e.g. a plane)
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to bridge (e.g. cultural divides, technical differences, etc.); to bring together
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
Japan time; Japan Standard Time; JST
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service