bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to allow; to let (somebody) do; to make (somebody) do
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(turned out) all right in the end
unpleasant; disagreeable; abominable; unlucky; inauspicious; ominous
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
reaction; response; reaction
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy
curse; spell; malediction
item; something that one "just has to have"
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be