story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
contradiction; inconsistency
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
marriage proposal; courtship
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
start of a romance; beginning of love
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
quarrel; dispute; argument
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
neighboring countries; neighbouring countries; surrounding countries
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
I've got to be going; I must go
to be out of focus; to be off the point (e.g. of a plan); to have not got the point
summit meeting; top-level conference
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
to happen to hear; to overhear
two classes; double; two sets
foothill; end section of a mountain range
soccer club (at a school); football club
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
green; greenery (esp. fresh verdure)
conifer; needle-leaved tree
Yezo spruce (Picea jezoensis); Jezo spruce
Sakhalin fir (Abies sachalinensis)
Japanese fir (Abies firma); momi fir
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
good times; boom; (wave of) prosperity
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to fall flat; to fall face down