previous generation (of a family); previous head of the family; predecessor; previous age; previous generation
commodore; brigadier general
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
Asura realm; scene of carnage
taste; liking; preference
to compete ruthlessly; (lit.) to sharpen swords
cannot help (laughing, feeling sympathy, etc.); cannot hold back (tears, anger, etc.); cannot suppress
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
slightly elevated; slightly higher (of a price); marginally up; edging higher
elliptical shape; oval shape
grotesque; disgusting; gross
to fall flat; to fall face down
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
kind; sort; species; species
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
high and low; rise and fall
killing two birds with one stone
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
time required; time taken; necessary time
no wonder; little wonder; after all; as expected; which isn't surprising
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen
quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
praise; worship; adoration; glorification
man and horse; rider and horse; centaur
to backfire; to have a harmful result
simple honesty; tactless frankness
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
minor or untalented actor (relegated to roles such as the legs of a stage horse); (lit.) horse's legs
to reach a situation about which nothing can be done
losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation