Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to practice magic; to practise magic
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
going through thick and thin to attain one's objective; enduring unspeakable hardships for the sake of vengeance
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
neighbour to the left (person, building, etc.)
neighbour to the right (person, building, etc.)
middle of the night; dead of night
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
hero; manly person; warrior
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
stupid girl; stupid woman
to slap; to strike; to spank
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
letting (someone) die without helping
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
difficult to ...; hard to ...
both; both sides; both parties
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante