disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
ninefold; imperial palace; the Court
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
difficult to ...; hard to ...
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
sturdy spirit; bold; daring; brave; valiant; undaunted
licentious; profligate; dissipated; riotous; wild
portion; part; snapshot; glimpse
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
for example; for instance; e.g.
at that time; in those days
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
syllabary; phonetic symbol
Grand Minister; Chancellor of the Realm
seed (of a fruit); pit; tongue (projecting strip on a board that fits into a groove on another board); clitoris; (arch.) core; (arch.) kernel
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
scoundrel; rascal; villain
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; hermit; mountain ascetic; itinerant priest
mountain-dwelling robber; brigand
slave traffic; slave dealer
the whole family; the whole house