reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
right and wrong; right or wrong
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
cord for attaching a sword scabbard tightly to the obi; sword strap; sword knot
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
to await; to wait for; to expect
right above; just above; directly above; directly overhead
black with hints of blue (as in a bruise); bluish black
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
to abandon; to leave behind
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
to turn up (e.g. one's face); to lay (something) on its back; to tilt (one's head) back
because; as; since; so; due to
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (voice); fluent (speech); eloquent
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall
whispering into a person's ear
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
to listen again; to ask again
state ceremony; laborious; troublesome; irksome
entering (government) service; attendance (at one's office); presenting oneself for duty
underling; subordinate official
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed
to be hesitant; to feel timid
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
if so; in that case; in that situation
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
workman; enterpriser; schemer
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
directly opposite; right in front
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
silk gauze (esp. used in light clothing for high summer)