retort; back talk; backchat
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
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
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
Kurea; Clair; Claire; Clare (Ireland)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
plum blossoms; ume blossom
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
descendant; progeny; offspring
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
blunder; bungle; gaffe; bungling; stupid; tactless
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be silent; to say nothing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field