simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
heir; inheritor; successor
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
to bring; to take; to bring about
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
biological younger sister
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to unfold; to unroll; to open
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot