carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
retort; back talk; backchat
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
considerably; fairly; quite
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
elder sister; effeminate man
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
to be silent; to say nothing
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to be needed; to be wanted
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
sharpshooting; shooting; sniping; setting a goal and carrying it out
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
as (for); for; in the capacity of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
origin; source; exit; point of departure; time to take action
perception; sensing; noticing
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
refining; refinement; smelting; training
family; relatives; dependents; household
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly