hilt (of a sword); haft (of a dagger); handle; handgrip
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
after a long time; for the first time in a while
edge (of a knife or sword); blade; prong (of an electrical plug)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to tumble down; to roll down
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
reaction; response; reaction
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
very good luck; excellent fortune
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
for example; for instance; e.g.
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
second-year student; second-year pupil; biennial; biennial plant
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
immunity; immunization; immunisation; being hardened (to); being unaffected (by); being accustomed (to)
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
(wandering) minstrel; troubadour
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen