extermination; expulsion; destruction
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
power; authority; influence
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to use up all one's strength
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...
difference; discrepancy; variation
guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor
wearing a sword; being armed with a sword; sword
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
straw post for training sword strikes, karate punches and arrow hits
previously; already; for some time; for quite a while
practice; practising; training; study
with curious eyes; curiously
sightseer; spectator; viewer
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
remainder; remnant; not very; not much; too much; excessively
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden
rucksack; knapsack; backpack
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person