to be violated; to be corrupted; to be polluted; to be stained
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
conflict; fighting each other
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
cunning; craft; guile; slyness
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
heinous; treacherous; atrocious; diabolic; fiendish; inhuman
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
decline; fall; decay; withering
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
self-interest; selfish desire; greed
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
to change completely; to change suddenly
a great variety of; diversity
disgusting; sickening; revolting; nauseating
number of characters; character count
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
armed forces; military; (common) soldier; rank-and-file soldier; underling; ordinary employee
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
farewell party; send-off party; motivational rally