before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
within; inside of; less than
rustling sound; search (esp. a home search by the police)
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
ho-ho-ho (e.g. Santa Claus)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
occasional; infrequent; rare
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to fall flat; to fall face down
rival; competitor; competition
substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
albino Japanese rat snake
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
throwing stones; slingshot; sling
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
rustling; dry; rough feeling; rough (of a person); coarse; catching fish with a net
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
tall figure; high stature
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
speech; expression; wording; language
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
to butt into a conversation (from someone uninvolved)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)