summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
impossible to do (although wants to)
to gather up into one's arms; to lift; to carry
already known; well-known
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
(are you) alright?; (are you) OK?
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to push aside; to push one's way through
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to squeeze out; to wring out
to begin talking; to open up
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
furious facial expression
since when; from when; how long
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
repentance; confession; penitence
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations