in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
trouble; bother; annoyance
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
postwar period; period after Second World War
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
imperial palace; festival dolls representing the emperor and the empress
display of dolls during Hinamatsuri; Hinamatsuri (March 3); Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
Minister of the Right (official in Nara and Heian periods)
Minister of the Left (official in Nara and Heian periods)
five court-musician dolls at the Girl's Festival (in March)
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
decoration; ornament; trimmings
omission; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
contradiction; inconsistency
March; third month of the lunar calendar
Japan's old (lunisolar) calendar
joint together; opposite; facing
universal; omnipresent; ubiquitous
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
several years; a few years
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
having no relation with whatsoever; having nothing to do with; alien
district; section; sector
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
shoulders; body; honour; honor; prestige