to approach; to draw near
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to trample; to crush underfoot
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
veteran (e.g. soldier); battle-hardened; seasoned; (of) long military service
to die (in action, in one's youth)
spurt of blood; spray of blood
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
sea of blood; pool of blood
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
bright red; crimson lotus flower
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
to spend all one's time doing; to do day in, day out; to do nothing but ...; to pass (of days)
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
to temper thoroughly; to train well
(in) his way; peculiar to him
don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
to torment; to punish; to treat harshly; to beat up; to give a drubbing; to cause damage to
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
spurt of blood (from one's victim)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)
nasal mucus; dripping nose; snot
to be smeared; to be covered
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by