sick person; patient; invalid
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
careless; thoughtless; rash; rude; at fault
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
mischief-maker; trickster; (arch.) lascivious person (esp. a loose woman); (arch.) useless fellow; (arch.) mouse; (arch.) rat
riskiness; (level of) danger
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
solitarily; in a lonely fashion; all alone; by oneself
after a short time; in a short while; a short time later
to rest one's chin in one's hands
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
to serve; to work for; to attend
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
changing one's attitude or response according who one is talking to or dealing with
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
commercial spirit; profit motive
thereupon; shortly thereafter
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
national border; provincial border
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
older brother; elder brother