natural posture (esp. in judo); natural stance; natural attitude; relaxed manner; calm manner
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to harbor suspicion; to harbour suspicion
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
to show up; to appear; to turn up
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
dwelling; house; residence; address
thousands; several thousand
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to do (someone) a wrong; to do (someone) an ill turn; to take revenge; to resent; to bear a grudge
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to get a salary (from); to receive a stipend (from); to be on the payroll (of)
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
to pass; to overtake; to leave behind; to pull out; to extract; to remove
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
stipend (paid to court officials, samurai, etc.); salary; fief; (arch.) gift (given as a reward); (arch.) token of appreciation
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
preparatory phase; preparatory period