if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person
gooseberry; currant; plants from the Ribes genus
including ...; inclusive of ...; bundling together (items of different size, quality, etc.); lumping together; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
to vacate; to surrender (e.g. a castle); to give up (e.g. a position); to hand over (e.g. power)
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
custom; habit; customary practice
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
one's superior's anger; imperial wrath
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
mizuame; glucose syrup; starch syrup; corn syrup
to spread; to be propagated
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped