sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
custom; habit; customary practice
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
dying in vain; wasteful sacrifice of life
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
pool for soaking seed rice before planting
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
sixth heaven (of the desire realm)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
killer demon; demon who strives to destroy all goodness
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
senior group member; leader among peers; (like) one's older brother; big brother
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
to have a narrow escape from death
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
livelihood; subsistence; business; trade; profession
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
incredibly brutal; gory; gruesome
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
rather; sooner; preferably
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt