pederasty; boy love; shōnen-ai (manga subgenre depicting romantic relationships between boys); boys' love
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent
disciple; pupil; follower
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
to be buried; to be covered; to be hidden
brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
wine made with grapes affected by noble rot
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
god of death; death deity; Death; Grim Reaper
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to swoop down; to glide down; to fly down; to land gently (on); to alight (on)
distribution network; distribution channels
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
long (time that has passed); old (story)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
(divine) revelation; divine oracle
reader (person); person who reads the cards (in karuta games); composer (of a poem)
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)