person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
military force; military strength
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
conservativeness; conservatism; regression; retrogression; unadventurousness
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
conservative; regressive; backward-looking; unenterprising
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
wild flower; paper flowers (esp. as decoration at a funeral)
to become frayed; to become loose
hair (on the head); (a) hair
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
casting; cast-metal object
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
ten-year-old; ten year old
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
strong-willed; strong of heart
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
older sister and younger brother
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
children's story; fairy tale
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
total; complete; all-out; general; extensive; full-scale
quotation (to support one's argument); citation (e.g. of a precedent); invocation; claim
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
long ago; once upon a time
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate