to cut; to slit; to slash
assassin's dagger; assassin's blade; deadly weapon
arrears; (being) overdue; delay (e.g. in payment); procrastination
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
to rise (of a building, mountain, etc.); to tower; to soar
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
transparency; degree of clearness
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle; twinkling; glistening
massing (of troops); gathering
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to spread; to be propagated
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
to atone for; to expiate; to redeem; to make up for; to compensate for
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
joints; points (of a speech)
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
every evening; night after night
crash; smash; crunch; bang
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
charm; incantation; spell; code that is not (yet) necessary to understand; required boilerplate code