birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
curse; spell; malediction
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
had better ...; had better not ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
instant; moment; for an instant
quick change; quick transformation; metamorphosis; turning suddenly into
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by