to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
serious criminal; heinous criminal
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
at; in; at; when; by; with
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
furious opposition; strong opposition; vehement protest
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
influential person; man of importance
every evening; every night
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
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
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
property; fortune; means; assets
property; fortune; assets
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
directly; in person; firsthand
country; territory; domain; realm
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally