chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
in this way; thus; such; uh...
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
even though; despite; when
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
outside the country; abroad
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
breath; breathing; tone; mood
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful