pure-bred (usu. animal); pure-blooded; thoroughbred
infancy; childhood; tender age
black magic; black art; witchcraft; sorcery
secret art; the mysteries
mistress; kept woman; concubine
(social) position; status
expulsion; ousting; ejection; dismissal; banishment
incitement; sedition; agitation; abetting
to complain about one's hard lot
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
almost every day; almost daily
to kill an enemy soldier before the start of a battle to raise spirits; to kill viciously; to victimize; to torment
protection; safeguard; shugo (Kamakura or Muromachi period military governor)
fertile; productive; fruitful
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
SIG; special interest group
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
hunting ground; hunting preserve
to be destroyed; to perish; to go out (e.g. fire); to destroy; to get rid of; to extinguish
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
aggression; invasion; raid
interior; backwoods; hinterland; back regions
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to forget completely; to leave behind
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
one's later years; final years (in life)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
vertical line; vertical bar; upright; note stem (music)
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest