lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
unheard-of; unprecedented; daring; wild; uninhibited
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
likability; favorability; popularity
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
infancy; childhood; tender age
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
long ago; a long time ago; already
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
breakwater; mole; seawall; bulwark; shield (e.g. against critcism); protective barrier
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to become clear; to be made public
villain; baddie; the villain's part
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
name; given name; first name
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
had better ...; had better not ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify