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scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

1

thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound

1

origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

2

roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

2

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

5

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

3

should; must; ought to

1

episode; anecdote; vignette; episode

1

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

2

fourth

1

indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

2

to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

4

Continental Congress (US)

2

Elysium; Elysian Fields

1

reality; actuality; hard fact

1

international community; international society

1

for example

1

developed country; advanced country

1

summit meeting; top-level conference

1

near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

1

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

1

above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach

1

international conference

1

indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

13

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

student (esp. a university student)

1

no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than

1

finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)

1

extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

1

(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

1

reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

1

creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright

1

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

1

deeply emotive; moving

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

that; those; the

1

sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam

1

association; society

1

to be silent; to say nothing

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

1

original story (as opposed to a sequel, spin-off, etc.); main story; this volume; the movie (as opposed to the trailers; at a movie theater); feature film (main item in a cinema program); movie based on a TV series

1

unread

1

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

3

certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

3