subordinate; secondary; junior; incidental
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
only; just because; although; even; at (place, time); in (time span)
messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam
eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
supplementary explanation
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
-less; lacking; non-existing
to rampage; to run wild; to go berserk; to be violent (waves, wind, etc.); to be rough
complicated and mysterious
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
should do; ought to do; must do
loss (of something); disadvantage; mistake; error; flaw; defect
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
without; unless; have to do
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
dark clouds gather; threatening signs emerge; trouble is afoot
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
family tree; pedigree; genealogy
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
complementation; supplementation; completion
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
offering (e.g. to the gods); votive offering
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
for more details ...; for further information ...
antiquity; the previous era
January; (lit.) 13th month