clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
while alive; during one's lifetime
gallant; manly; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; chivalrous
(innocent) mind of a child; childish mind
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
(distinction of) sex; gender
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
first meeting; first interview with
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
great shame; great disgrace; harsh humiliation; deep embarrassment; unbearable loss of face
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
memories; recollections; reminiscence
to miss a chance to do; to fail to do
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
very young; little; childish; immature
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on