vassals; retainers; followers
consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness
to be worried; to be troubled
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy; agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
how; in what way; by what means
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
side dish; supplementary food
letting out blood prior to cooking; draining blood from meat, fish, etc.
to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
pregnancy; conception; gestation
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to gasp for air; to pant; to be out of breath
sudden drop; precipitous slope
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to manage skillfully; to manoeuvre (e.g. car, horse); to maneuver
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter