quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
by means of; due to; because of; according to
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
still; as yet; as it has been
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
grounds (esp. of shrines and temples); compound; churchyard; precincts
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
discovery; detection; finding
(dead) body; corpse; remains
tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
no, not like that (but like this)
(written) work; book; (written) by; clearness; obviousness
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
surname; family name; last name
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment