perpetrators of (some) crime; (some type of) crime
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
continuously; continually; without a break; next; then; after that
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
elder sister; older female friend
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
to cling to ... in tears; to beg ... in tears; to appeal; to throw oneself on someone's mercy
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to have a relationship; to have relations
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
wandering; roaming; drifting
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to go out and away; to leave
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
sentiment; sentimentality
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
at that time; in those days
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
on good terms (with); on friendly terms (with); (getting along) well; in harmony; happily; peacefully
very shy person; bashful person
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
too (much); overly; excessively
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs (e.g. in life); vicissitudes; small and large waves
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)