to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
Sugawara no Michizane (845-903)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
new student; freshman; first-year student
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
inspection; examination; survey
go that far; to that extent
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
hostile party; enemy side
retainer; retinue; servant
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
to serve; to work for; to attend
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
all; entire; whole; altogether
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
personal; individual; private
explanation; interpretation
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to have a talk; to tell a story
inside one's heart; in one's mind
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret