magic; witchcraft; sorcery
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
scale; scope; plan; structure
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
delicate technique (in sumo, judo, etc.); little trick; subtle maneuver
hint; suggestion; clue; suggestion
for example; for instance; e.g.
curse; spell; malediction
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
settlement; solution; resolution
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
to comfort; to console; to amuse