to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
just because; even if; even though
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to freeze to death; to die of cold
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
coercion; extortion; compulsion; force
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
perfect score; full marks; perfection; grading out of a hundred; grading on a scale of 0 to 100
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
benefactor; patron; person to whom one owes a great deal; person to whom one is (deeply) indebted
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
to watch steadily; to stare
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
fast-talking; rapid talking
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
solution; solution strategy
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
absolute; complete; utter; pure; sheer
to colour; to color; to grow lively; to become excited; to waver; to show uneasiness
having said that; on the other hand; (but) then; (but) still
river; stream; River; the ... river
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted