older sister; lass; young lady
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
name; given name; first name
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch; mage
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to fight against; to oppose; to face
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
because of; owing to; due to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to hide; to keep to oneself
little by little; bit by bit
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
to (hit and) crush; to smash; to squash; to defeat soundly; to crush (an opponent, hopes, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
to open (one's eyes) wide
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
resistance (to heat, corrosion, etc.); tolerance (to a drug, pain, etc.); resistance (to drugs, pesticides, etc.)
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
gliding (through the air)
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud