cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
our country; our land; one's own country
official; formal; formula (e.g. mathematical); official (social media) account (of a company, organization, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
duty; function; office; mission; task
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
state of mind; mentality; psychology
war; fighting; fierce competition
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
losing one's fighting spirit; losing the will to fight; losing heart
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
murder; homicide; manslaughter
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to claim victims; to leave casualties
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me