prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
possible; likely; probable
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
adds force or indicates command
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to attack; to assault; to assail
dominion; territory; possession
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
advocate; disputant; debater; (present) writer; author
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to arrive home; to return
that day; the very same day
to find fault with everybody; to make oneself disagreeable
to shout (in anger); to yell
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody