maze; labyrinth; inner ear
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
calamity; disaster; accident
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
on countless occasions; many a time
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
manners; behavior; behaviour
close; intimate; on good terms
indicate reason; infers some protest
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(some) more; even more; longer; further