accession to the throne; enthronement
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to be prolonged; to drag on
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to talk about (something)
whirlpool; maelstrom; vortex; spiral (shape, pattern)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to talk; to chat; to chatter
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
macrocosmos; macrocosm; the universe; the cosmos
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to set on fire; to ignite
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
to grow up; to become an adult
mechanical doll; automaton; string puppet; marionette; (fig.) person who follows orders blindly
aggression; invasion; raid
unbelievable; incredible; implausible