that is to say; so that means
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
chilly; unpleasantly cold
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to use up all one's strength
that day; the very same day
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
remembrance; recollection; recognition
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
consequence; outcome; result; blame
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
(not so) much; (not) very
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
template; run of the mill; formulaic
transcendence; excellence; superiority
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back