extermination; expulsion; destruction
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
survival after defeat; decline (of a person, business, etc.); ruin
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
armor and helmet (armour)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
that's the way it is; such is life
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
doubting; questioning; being skeptical (of)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to concern; to be related
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; taking something in without fully understanding it; accepting without reservation; accepting something as-is
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
divergent opinions abound; opinion is divided; there are many rumors afloat
aforementioned (statement); preceding; at right
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
one's own thing; thing held in one's hand(s); one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose