formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
marriage proposal; courtship
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
marriage ceremony; wedding
first night; first watch of the night; bridal night
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
the senses; sensuality; carnality
to scatter; to cause a shower of; to disperse; to distribute; to resolve (a symptom, condition, etc.); to relieve
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
payback; tit for tat; retaliation; doing over again; redoing
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since