beginning; outset; first; onset
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
curse; spell; malediction
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
heedless of danger; braving dangers
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to find out; to discover; to locate
by means of; due to; because of; according to
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
children's story; fairy tale
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good