unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
noncommittal; equivocal; indecisive; evasive; ambiguous; vague
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
combat readiness; battle readiness; fighting trim
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
a blooming cut flower; glorious death
murder of one's own lord or father
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
heaps of corpses all around
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
successive generations; successive emperors
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
dividing line; parting (of the hair); partition; crisis
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
puddle of blood; pool of blood
exhaled air; exhalation; expiration
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering