three persons; three parties
thereupon; shortly thereafter
inquiry; enquiry; question; searching; looking for
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
inexperienced (in life experience); unsophisticated; green; inexperienced (in love); innocent; naive
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
bowl (ceramic, porcelain)
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
changing one's clothing (of a bride or groom during a wedding reception); redyeing (of clothes, etc.)
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
dull sound; muffled sound
serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
mountain chain; mountains
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
nice; likeable; desirable
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
moisture; humidity; dampness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
is something that; is that which
accommodation; taking in; imprisonment; detention; containing (e.g. words in a dictionary); adding
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
subsidence; sinking; fall (of a city, fortress, etc.); surrender; fall (in position, rank, etc.); demotion