various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
beginning; outset; first; onset
long; drawn-out; very long
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
common rue (Ruta graveolens)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
messenger; envoy; emissary
witnessing; observing; sighting
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
snow leopard (Panthera uncia); ounce
story; tale; talk; discussion
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
armed forces; military; troops
don't you think?; indicates question