devotion; attachment; infatuation
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
righteous government; just rule; easy method; simple approach; orthodox way; proper way
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
naivete; simplicity; innocence
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
affection (esp. parental); love; fondness
to be touching; to be moving
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
to make a vow; to take an oath
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
loyal retainer; loyal subject
offering a full report to a superior
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
Maia; Mya; Myer; Maia; Maia (Portugal)
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
one large ...; a great ...
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand
indomitably; undauntedly; resolutely; determinedly
to part from; to part company with; to split with; to break off relations with
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
faction; branch; sect; denomination; branching off
inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
the big two...; two major...; two main...
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
dispute; controversy; debate; argument; taking issue