demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
door; gate; opening; title page
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
body and soul; mind and body
I see; that's right; indeed
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
serious; not joking; straight
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...