magic
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noun
the power of apparently influencing the course of events by using mysterious or supernatural forces:
魔法, 魔術, 呪術(→ white magic, black magic); 魔力, 不思議な力
e.g. suddenly, as if by magic, the doors start to open
e.g. do you believe in magic?
mysterious tricks, such as making things disappear and appear again, performed as entertainment.
奇術, 手品, マジック
a quality that makes something seem removed from everyday life, especially in a way that gives delight:
e.g. the magic of the theater.
informal something that has a delightfully unusual quality:
e.g. their seaside town is pure magic.
adjective
1. used in magic or working by magic; having or apparently having supernatural powers:
魔法の, 魔術の; 魔法のような
e.g. a magic wand.
attributive very effective in producing results, especially desired ones:
不思議な力, 魅力のある
e.g. confidence is the magic ingredient needed to spark recovery.
2. British informal wonderful; exciting:
｟英･くだけた話｠ ; 〖be ～〗 すばらしい, とても楽しい
e.g. what a magic moment.
verb (magics, magicking, magicked) with object and adverbial
move, change, or create by or as if by magic:
〈物〉を突然出現させる(up)
e.g. he must have been magicked out of the car at the precise second it exploded.
PHRASES
like magic
remarkably effectively or rapidly:
e.g. it repels rain like magic.
ORIGIN
late Middle English: from Old French magique, from Latin magicus (adjective), late Latin magica (noun), from Greek magikē (tekhnē) ‘(art of) a magus’: magi were regarded as magicians.