slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
empirical; from experience
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
young greens; young herbs
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
declaration; statement; proclamation
outside the country; abroad
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
hospitalization; hospitalisation
closeted maiden; carefully-raised girl from a well-to-do family
to have a hard time of it
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
I don't care; fine, whatever; that's okay; sure, go ahead
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
daughter of a person of high rank (esp. eldest daughter)
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to disturb; to upset; to ruffle; to stir up; to mess up
to well up; to burst; to arise
joint together; opposite; facing
inactive placebo; placebo
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
lyricism; description of one's feelings
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
importance; emphasis; stress
physical evidence; material evidence
way of solving (a problem); solution
to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
fault; defect; minor; 5-point card