looking pale; looking unwell
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
tearing limb from limb; tearing apart; cutting (a person) to pieces
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
one day; (on) a certain day
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to brush off; to shake off
reigning; controlling; dictating
no skin off my nose; somebody else's problem; (lit.) fire on the opposite shore
without cause; without reason
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
calamity; disaster; misfortune
to despair of; to see the vanity of
solitude; loneliness; isolation
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
retainer; retinue; servant
one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother
birth; creation; formation
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
restraint; restriction; control; check
speech and conduct; words and deeds
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded