door; gate; opening; title page
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to catch the eye; to attract attention
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fortunate error; lucky break; fluke
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be surprised; to be astonished
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
calamity; disaster; accident
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
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
that's the way it is; such is life
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till