story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent
guardian; protector; patron; parent
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to inflate (figures); to jack up (e.g. a score); to pad
Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
the four cardinal directions; north, east, south and west; surroundings; many countries; the whole world; all around; here and there
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
gem; jewel; precious stone
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
publication; edition (e.g. morning, evening, special); published in (year); publication frequency (e.g. daily, monthly)
article; news story; report; account
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
to get into a panic; to be flustered; to panic; to get in a flap
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)