in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
to be pleased; to gloat; to glow with self-satisfaction
several years; a few years
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to move out (of); to leave; to vacate
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to be overcome with emotion
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
to become frightened; to get scared; to be seized with fear; to be intimidated; to lose one's nerve; to get cold feet
magic sword; cursed sword
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
messenger; envoy; emissary
to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour