magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
settlement; solution; resolution
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
convenient; handy; useful
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
failure; mistake; blunder
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
old friend; old acquaintance
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
order; reservation; order; sequence; order (of magnitude); architectural order
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
as if nothing had happened
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
sultry night; sweltering night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to cool (from room temperature); to chill; to calm down; to cool off; to be frightened (at); to be scared (of)
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
action; operation; effect; function
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)