to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to be conspicuous; to stand out
half-human, half-beast; therianthropic
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
on the street; around town; the world; the public
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
to drill; to bore; to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); (arch.) to put on; (arch.) to wear
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
pilling; lint; furball; hairball; trichobezoar
one's eyes; (pair of) eyes
to rest one's chin in one's hands
concession; conciliation; compromise
eyetooth; cuspid; canine (tooth); dogtooth
to yell; to rant; to rave
Anna era (968.8.13-970.3.25); Anwa era
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
gradually; slowly but steadily
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
mortal enemy; object of fierce hatred or intense aversion; (lit.) one's parent's killer
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
chief; main; principal; major
place; position; location; position; standing; status
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons
spotless integrity; absolute honesty; uprightness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
area; region; district; locality