ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
while; even though; despite
again; once more; a second time
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to be born; to come into the world
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
proud; boastful; bragging; conceited
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
day after day; day by day
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
student in a lower grade; underclassman
name plate; name tag; label
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
very interesting; of great interest
to examine someone's expression
being left out; being ostracized
place to go; place one can go
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to have a talk; to tell a story
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
face; looks; vestiges; trace
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to need; to call for; to require
in that manner; like that
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to shut in; to confine; to contain
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post