profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to arouse someone's interest; to whet (appetite); to be appealing; to be intriguing; to be fascinating
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
exactly the same; identical; exact; perfect
very cheesy; very flashy; extremely gaudy
someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)
troublesome; annoying; complicated
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
influence (on someone); inspiration
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
government service; the bureaucracy
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to cut down; to chop down; to fell
to slay; to cut down (a foe)
anthropoid ape; anthropoid; ape
to take command; to give direction
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
to open (e.g. path); to clear (the way); to break up (e.g. land)
to wrap up; to pack; to do up; to cover with; to dress in
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety
to put in; to place inside; to be enthusiastic; to be engrossed; to be in high spirits; to be excited
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to express (in words); to confess