dark gray; dark grey; donjiki (clerical dress)
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
yours sincerely; respectfully yours
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to torment; to harass; to tease
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
soft flesh (esp. in a sexual context)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
(lit.) blood flows; to have the blood of ... running in one's veins (artist, warrior, etc.); to be born with particular skills, characteristics, etc.; to have something "in one's blood"
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
looking on; remaining a spectator
assailant; perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
upper side (go, chess, othello board)
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to behave like a spoiled child; to behave like a spoilt child; to fawn on; to depend and presume upon another's benevolence
tedious; boring; being fed up with
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to link (information, accounts, etc.); to associate; to connect
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
thunderous roar; roaring sound
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD