elephant (Elephantidae spp.)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
questions and answers; dialogue
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
originally; by nature; from the start
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
(not so) much; (not) very
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
too much; excessively; too
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
traitor (to one's country); quisling
to be in danger of; to be liable to
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
to betray one's country (to an enemy)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
in this way; thus; such; uh...
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken