to take a pinch of something (e.g. salt); to pick up in one's fingers
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
briskly; quickly; promptly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō
having an ancient and honorable origin
being on the ropes; losing ground
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
firm promise; definite promise
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
penance; austerities; mortification; asceticism
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
poor physical health; bad shape
no matter how much time passes
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
noted doctor; excellent physician
to give up (something as hopeless); to throw in the towel
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable
life and death; life or death
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge