reduction of armaments; disarmament
secretary; councillor; councilor
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
mousetrap; rattrap; rat poison; speed trap
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
(crime of) defamation (i.e. slander, libel)
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
inspector; auditor; examiner; comptroller
Nihi (the two former provinces of Hizen and Higo)
shepherd; German shepherd
to start; to begin; to commence
wheat straw; barley straw
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
secret savings; secret stash; money hidden away
while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life
leaving a matter to chance
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
all you can drink; bottomless cup
papier mâché; something that looks good superficially
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
volley firing; fusillade; broadside
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
dock; thorough physical examination
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)