listen!; you see; mind you; remember
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
time; season; period; phase; stage
rather; better; instead; if anything
article; news story; report; account
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
almost; roughly; approximately
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
Sagami (former province located in present-day Kanagawa Prefecture)
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
Japanese-style confectionary store
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
one's best interests; one's own good
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
episode; anecdote; vignette
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to comfort; to console; to amuse