cannibalism (in animals); feeding on each other; mutually harmful competition; internecine struggle; dog-eat-dog competition
bloodsucking; sucking blood
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
hound; hunting dog; gun dog
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
long military service; having experienced many battles
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back
to throw oneself (into an activity)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
value to society; raison d'être; existence value
ability; performance; efficiency
reason for being; raison d'être
reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
assertion; declaration; affirmation
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
children; sons; (lit.) children and younger brothers; young people
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
Chris; Kris; Kriss; Kurisu
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
commandant; commanding officer; general