king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
name; given name; first name
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
topic of discussion; agenda
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
curse; spell; malediction
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
while; during; while; although; all; both
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
pair; the two; both persons; both things
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
though; notwithstanding; although
twice; again; second time
to repeat; to do something over again
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
surroundings; environs; circumference
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to throw open; to leave open
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")