magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
finally; at last; in the end; ultimately
to get one's breath back; to calm down
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
whatever happens; no matter what; under any circumstances; in any case; at all costs; at any price
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
all sorts of things; (anything and) everything; by all means; at any cost
to happen to pass by; to pass by
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
cruelty; coldheartedness; relentless; ruthless
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
general public; the masses
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
impudence; audacity; shamelessness; effrontery
dancing; dance; iteration mark (used to represent repetition of the previous character); Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance; eating live seafood (e.g. squid, ice gobies) while it is still moving; soft spot (in the skull of an infant)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
(musical) conductor; commander; leader; director
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
tune (melody, piece of music)
affable; sociable; friendly
cased; boxed; precious; cherished; girl who has been sheltered from the world; one's special talent
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
unnecessary; unneeded; useless; having nothing to do; unoccupied; idle
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
firm; unshakeable; resolute