very interesting; of great interest
so-and-so; who?; which people?
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
man of the hour; woman of the hour
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little
to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to badger; to pester; to beg
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
surely (not); certainly (not)
maid; helper; help; assistance
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
coexistence; living together
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
clearing one's throat; cough
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to speak; to say; to vocalize
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
throbbing (pain); pounding
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
true ancestor; var. of vampire (in fiction)