weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
to shed light; to cast light
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to degenerate; to lapse into
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
intuition; instinct; hunch
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
name; given name; first name
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
as expected; as predicted
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
had better ...; had better not ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
corridor; hallway; passageway
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
ghost; monster; demon; phantom; apparition
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
dark elf (fictional race)
magician; sorcerer; wizard; witch
(one's) family; dependents; household; follower; retainer; underling
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state