serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
charming; fascinating; attractive
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cooperation; collaboration
just because; even if; even though
anything and everything; just about everything
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to take upon oneself; to pull (a thing) over one's head
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
father; dad; husband; you; he
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
wiles; sinister design; trick; conspiracy; intrigue
Margrit; Marguerite; Margueritte
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
no!; no no!; no, not at all
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
long-distance arrow (archery)
to degenerate; to lapse into
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
creak; squeak; rasping sound
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)