the eight legions (devas, nagas, yaksas, gandharvas, asuras, garudas, kimnaras, mahoragas)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
trifling; trivial; slight
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
fast-talking; rapid talking
I see; that's right; indeed
Agatha Christie (English novelist; 1890-1976)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
to live; to reside; to inhabit
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
scene; spectacle; sight; view
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
superb view; picturesque scenery
innumerable; countless; numberless
no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be
to correct oneself; to restate
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
editor (in publishing, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
to slip out (of words, remarks, etc.); to pour from one's lips; to blurt out