on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
destruction; ruin; nirvana; cessation (of earthly desires); dying (from overwhelming emotion); being overwhelmed (by something)
existence; being; presence
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
(some) more; even more; longer; further
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you