how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
surroundings; environs; circumference
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
clear; precise; definite; distinct
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
outside of; not covered by
living thing; organism; creature; biology
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
living thing; living creature; animal; life
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
general term; generic name
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
legendary beast; magical beast
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
Old World (i.e. Asia, Africa, Europe)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder