end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
question; inquiry; enquiry
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
book; volume; this; present; main; head
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
loveable; very likeable; like very much
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
suddenly; all of a sudden
sudden change; complete change
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
name; given name; first name
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down