three persons; three parties
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
striking a deal; coming to an agreement; making noodles by hand; making handmade noodles; manual input (on a computer, etc.); entering (text) by hand
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to grow angry; to display one's anger
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
whispered conversation; whispering
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
forevermore; for eternity
sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged
consequence; result; conclusion; apodosis
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
rain intensity; passing shower; streaks of pouring rain
to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
task; (doing a) bit of work; difficult task; hard work
legend; folklore; tradition
straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
ejection; eviction; dispossession
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
wise saying; famous saying; witty remark