metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
serious; not joking; straight
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
tradition; legend; folklore
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the other day; lately; recently
1,000,000; one million; million; many
to repay double the original amount; to repay x times the original amount
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
something like ...; something called ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
farewell; be that so; in that case; (arch.) however; (arch.) though that may be the case
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
curse; spell; malediction
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)