teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
war; battle; match; game; competition
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
all; entire; whole; altogether
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled
well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life; keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
subordinate; underling; henchman; minion
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to grimace; to make a wry face
begging for one's life; pleading for one's life
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to do someone in; to bump someone off
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
ignorant of the ways of the world
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
heresy; heretical teachings; black magic
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
in accordance with; according to
to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire
every person; every mouth; every entrance
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late