civilian in military employ
boarder; boarding student
son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
valuable article; valuables
daybreak; dawn; gray of the morning (grey); dawn (of a new age)
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
being resented (by someone one holds resentment towards); responding to kindness with resentment; thinking ill of someone who meant to be kind; unjustified resentment; unreasonable grudge
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
guaranteed; authentic; certified
results (of a study or investigation)
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
to repent; to be penitent
other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
military authorities; army circles
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
one passage; one paragraph; one stanza; one verse; one section (of a piece of music); one syllable
sudden change; complete change
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
confirmation; certification; ascertainment
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
gesture; gesticulation; motion
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul