futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
literature; books (reference); document
bravery; courage; heroism
jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
survival; survivor; relic
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
inheritance; something given or received
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
name; given name; first name
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
for dear life; barely escaping alive
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
(one) could even say that
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after