feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
length (of an animal); body length
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
nudity; stark naked; in one's bare skin; penniless
who benefits (from that)?; who cares?; who would want that?; pointless; of benefit to no one; of interest to no one
werewolf; Werewolf (social deduction game); Mafia
delicate; minute; fine; detailed; subtle
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved
class; heading; group; category
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to spring at; to leap upon
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
strategist; tactician; schemer
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
flamboyant; extravagant; showy; attention-seeking
war funds; war expenditures
embezzlement; misappropriation; pocketing; covering up wrongdoings and feigning ignorance
to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out
(within a) territory; domains
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
patriarch; head of a family
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
magic; sorcery; wizardry; magic (illusion); conjuring
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
to fan; to incite; to instigate
bent back; hunchback; stoop
entrusting (everything to); leaving (a matter) entirely with
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict