racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
narrator; storyteller; reciter
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
stage setting; scenery; stagehand; sceneshifter
and so; therefore; for that reason
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial
maintainability; integrity
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
being suited to a role; being the right person for the job; suitable role; suitable position; fitting part
squeak; cheep; slurp; sucking noisily; mouse
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
assistant (to section manager)
competent; suitable; qualified
dying from blood loss; bleeding to death; hemorrhaging to death
VIP; very important person
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
condensation; formation of dew
dormancy; quiescence; diapause
safe; vault; storage cabinet
many; much; plenty; hardly
getting back to the subject at hand, ...; (but) to return to the main topic, ...; so much for digressions, ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
all one has; all one's possessions
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
killing two birds with one stone; serving two ends