fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
being left out; being ostracized
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
swan (Cygnus spp.); white-feathered bird
black kite (Milvus migrans)
one day; (on) a certain day
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
group; crowd; flock; herd; bevy; school
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
myself; yourself; I; me; you
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
retainer; retinue; servant
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter