so to speak; so to call it; as it were
war; battle; match; game; competition
father and child; father and son; father and daughter
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
long (time that has passed); old (story)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
ingenuity; resourcefulness
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
something small; something petty; trifle
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
without delay; smoothly; without a hitch
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
princess; daughter of a nobleman
your Highness; his Highness; her Highness
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
closing one's eyes; passing away; dying peacefully
triumphant return; returning in triumph
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
invisibly; secretly; privately
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
distrust of (other) human beings
misanthropy; misanthropist
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
overestimation; overvaluing
perfection; thoroughness; consummation