kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to pass (of time); to elapse
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
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 grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
sudden impulse; passing fancy
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
ill will; malice; evil intent