purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
such ... as; or some such
on countless occasions; many a time
duty; function; office; mission; task
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
sea of blood; pool of blood
to writhe; to squirm; to wriggle
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
perpetual youth and longevity; immortality
leader; pioneer; guide; leader (in Shugendō)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
that is to say; so that means
this world; this life; world of the living
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
tradition; legend; folklore
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
to be born; to come into the world
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to become decrepit; to become senile
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season