episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an illness)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to help (someone) out of trouble; to rescue; to save
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
countries; (various) nations
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
daring and resolute; having dauntless courage
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away
single combat; duel; one-on-one fight
to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
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
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
talk; recital; narration; topic
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to become keen on; to get passionate about
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
imagination; supposition; guess
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work