near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
ominous atmosphere; ghostly air; weird air; unearthly atmosphere
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
although I say; although one might say; although called
cave; cavern; den; grotto
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
older sister; lass; young lady
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
bewitched sword; magical sword; demon sword
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
in search of; in order to look for
to pass (of time); to elapse
suffix for familiar person
tone (of voice); manner of talking
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
lack of sleep; insufficient sleep
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
being about to cry; the verge of tears
to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.); to take hold of; to haunt