silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
exceptionally effective; overwhelming effectiveness
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
how long; how much; to what extent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
of course; certainly; naturally
in comparison to; rather than
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
puddle of blood; pool of blood
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
Japan; the (Japanese) empire