to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
large number (of); many; majority
polarization; polarisation; lining up with
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
hungry ghost (preta) realm
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
devotion; dedication; self-sacrifice
right (to do something); authority; power
wealth; riches; affluence; opulence
major dealer; wealthy merchant
loser; defeated person; the defeated
criminal offense; criminal offence
one's own profits; one's own pockets
to fertilize; to fertilise; to manure; to enrich
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
pure gold; solid gold; fine gold
casting; founding; minting
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
worst-ever; history's worst
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
to degenerate; to lapse into
to disperse; to take a castle
(legally) incompetent individual
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface