unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
without a doubt; completely; something out of the question; something outrageous; being utterly inferior; being helpless
gesture; gesticulation; motion
to scam; to defraud; to swindle; to cheat
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
secret medicine; secret remedy; nostrum; wonder drug; excellent remedy
no matter what happens; in any circumstances; at any price
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Sleeping Beauty; Thorn Princess; Briar Rose
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
similar story; variant tale
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
prince on a white horse; knight on a white horse; Prince Charming
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
hydraulic power; water power
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
even though; despite; when
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
rumor; rumour; gossip; hearsay
candy; sweet; confectionary
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed