to be bewildered; to be perplexed
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
young girl; lass; adolescent female
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
remote countryside; boondocks; the sticks
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
order of chivalry; chivalric order
the other day; a few days ago
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
body; group; party; company; troupe
to jump at; to be attracted by
countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick
solitude; loneliness; isolation
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
general; popular; common; typical
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to boil; to seethe; to roil (e.g. waterfall, torrent); to foam; to well up (of emotions); to overflow (e.g. fighting spirit)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to fail; to screw up; to stuff up
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright