sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
splendor; splendour; gorgeousness; showiness; gaudiness; extravagance
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
participation; joining; entry; adherence
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
long military service; having experienced many battles
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
snakelike; snaky; serpentine
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
coercion; overpowering; to overpower; to overawe; to daunt
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
hereditary system; hereditary succession
intensification; aggravation
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize