magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
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
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
in advance; beforehand; previously
to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
fetters; shackles; hobbles; encumbrance; hindrance; burden
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
to jar; to creak; to grate
to burst (open); to break; to split
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to bind (with rope, etc.)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
circulation of the blood; apprehension
to become better; to improve
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies