loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryo system)
same family (race, tribe)
to take to defending oneself above all; to save one's skin
crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
being defeated; being eliminated (from competition)
to shoot a person to death
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
order; command; life; destiny; fate
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
so miserable that it is painful to look at; can't bear to look at; painful to watch
to smear with blood; to kill
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
to save; to leave over; to spare
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
cleaning up; sweeping up; mopping up
draw (in competition); tie game
about the same; about equal to; close match
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
death in battle; death on the battlefield
fragment; one of the group or party
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
review; reconsideration; revision
to solicit; to demand; to extort
with energy; vigorously; cheerfully; assertively; lustily
to speak sharply (e.g. during a heated discussion or argument)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in