to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
name; given name; first name
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to recall; to remember; to recollect
or; OR (Boolean operator)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
to spend (time); to pass; to overdo (esp. alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); to take care of; to support
two persons; two people; pair; couple
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency