a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)
fundamental law; basic (organic) law
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
same; similar; (just) like; equal
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
simply; merely; only; solely
to look down on; to condescend
hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest
nodding; greeting (with eyes)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
hieroglyph; hieroglyphics
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
black-dyed leather; leather dyed in deep indigo; edible mushroom in the Thelephoraceae family
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
memories; recollections; reminiscence
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may