self-torturing; masochistic
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
direct descent; direct line
custom; habit; customary practice
immortality; eternal life; undeath; undead
real name (of a deceased person or a noble); posthumous name
symbol (of something abstract); emblem; (symbolic) representation
(in fiction) person changed into a vampire by magic
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
lineage; pedigree; family line; birth
intensification; aggravation
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
founder; originator; pioneer
to trace back to (the origins of something)
derivation; development; offshoot
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
accursed; damned; blasted
several hundred; hundreds (of)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
test subject (esp. animals or objects); experimental subject
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
survival; survivor; relic
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
biological younger sister
bad reputation; ill repute; bad name; (arch.) evil deed; (arch.) wrongdoing; (arch.) wrongdoer
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
half a lifetime; half one's life; one's life so far
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts
to mix; to blend; to combine