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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

3

engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in

1

cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous

1

unsurpassable; peerless; having no equal; outclassing (others)

1

to hasten to join; to hurry to visit

1

point in time; occasion

1

heyday; golden age

1

concealment; suppression; hiding

1

protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

lifestyle; way of life

1

duel; shoot-out

1

to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective

1

slaughter; massacre

2

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

1

severely wounded person

1

veteran; battle-worn; schooled by adversity in many battles; rich in experience

1

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

after death

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

1

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

1

to clear one's name

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

1

consideration; thoughtfulness; sympathy; compassion; feeling; kindness

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

2

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

2

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

4

human immunodeficiency virus; HIV

1

acquired immune deficiency syndrome; AIDS

1

metaphor

1

the very thing; itself

1

considering something taboo; treating something as taboo

1

it may be because

1

blood

2

using as an intermediary; through

1

contagion; infection

1

superstition; superstitious belief

1

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

hysteria

1

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

1

consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

chance; opportunity

1

unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

2