court noble; nobility; kuge; Imperial Court
rule; government; administration
quiet and secluded life; quiet retreat; idle life
(national) capital (city); metropolis
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
frank; candid; frankfurter; frank
irregular employment; non-fulltime employment; non-regular; irregular; subnormal (number); denormal
all (there is); as long as there is
to get change back; to be more than enough
electricity; (electric) light
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
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
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)
to bud; to sprout; to develop (of talents, feelings, etc.); to awaken
place of execution; execution site
weather-beaten; bleached skull
to satisfy oneself (by doing); to find relief (in doing)
arrangement; handling; measures; management; discretion
sinner; evildoer; wrongdoer
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
captive; prisoner (of war)
physical labor (esp. forced); strenuous manual labor; toil
to speak with an accent; to mispronounce; to be corrupted (of word)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
kind deed; (a) kindness; helping others; helping someone
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to put (wood, coal, paper, etc.) into the fire; to throw on the fire; to add to the fire; to burn
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
ghastliness; dreadfulness; grimness; intimidation; menace; threat
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke