various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
existence; being; presence
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at that time; in those days
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to take possession of (forcibly); to take over (a company, account, etc.); to capture (a castle, enemy position, etc.); to hijack (a plane, ship, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
king's younger brother; royal brother
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence