assertion; declaration; affirmation
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
to get a reputation as a philanderer
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
complementation; supplementation; completion
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to tuck up (e.g. skirt); to abridge; to cut short
eared seal (esp. the California sea lion, Zalophus californianus); sea lion
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
reserve; reticence; unfriendliness; estrangement
to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
interrogation; hearing; trial
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
to be cleared of a charge
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
return to secular life; secularization; secularisation
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
being startled; getting a shock
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler