sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
loyal retainer; loyal subject
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
to be clever; to be quick-witted; to seem talented
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
imperial throne; the Crown
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
inheritance; succession; share-alike; inheritance
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
rule; government; administration
both sides; two sides; double-sided
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
complete lie; outright lie
exaggeration; making a mountain out of a molehill
bringing; taking; carrying
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
at very frequent intervals; almost every other day; constantly
God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
to complain persistently; to gripe; to grumble; to die
close; intimate; on good terms
stranger; person from another place
sensitive; fragile; feeble; indecisive
lese majesty; lèse-majesté
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
innermost feelings; heart; motive; nature; disposition; spirit
virtue; charm; merit; good point
selfishness; selfish motive
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
ignition; combustion; firing a blank cartridge; discharge of a gun without bullets; firing (of an event); triggering
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
quiet; still; surreptitious
to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling