story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
formal; stiff; pompous; stern; solemn; grave
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
long ago; once upon a time
industrial (manufacturing, factory) town or city
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
disputed territory; conflict area
export; exportation; efferent
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
business rival; professional jealousy
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
opposite side; other side; other party
crown; diadem; bottle cap
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
sizzle (usu. in advertising); dazzle; (a) kicker
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
appearance; figure; shape; form
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
one by one; one at a time; in turn
expulsion; excommunication
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into