successive generations; successive emperors
accumulation; pile; heap; sedimentation
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
people; men and women; each person; everybody
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
many; numerous; various; large number of
vengeful spirit (spawned from a person's hate); doppelgänger; co-walker; mankind; souls; people
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
collection of books; (personal) library
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude
ill will; malice; evil intent
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
challenging; defiant; provocative; aggressive
studies; schoolwork; classwork
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
figure; body shape; build; somatotype; biotype; habitus
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
unexpectedly; accidentally; by chance
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to have time free; to have time to spare
fashion; fad; vogue; prevalence (e.g. of a disease)
cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made
of no interest; not interested
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
fast-talking; rapid talking