back street; back alley; off-street
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
protective coloration; protective colouration; camouflage
moderate; proper; just right
time to pay the piper; (lit.) time to pay the land tax (in kind)
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to lose heart; to lose motivation
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
snappingly; with a snap; merely ...; having just ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
Shimane prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Tottori prefecture (Chūgoku area)
Yellow River civilization; Huang civilization; cradle of Chinese civilization
carefully; attentively; profoundly; deeply; at length
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
fugitive from justice; fugitive criminal
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
even though; despite; when
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to be smeared; to be covered