to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
worship; adoration; admiration; cult
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
fashionable thing; popular thing; craze
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum
to count up; to enumerate
location where spirits and ghosts allegedly often appear; haunted place
several varieties; several kinds; several species
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
academic; scholarly; scientific
accidental death; casualty
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to give rein to (imagination)
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
person who introduces someone; introducer
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
to be clearly ahead of the competition; to stand out noticeably above one's rivals; to stand out from the crowd
national language; Japanese language (esp. as a school subject in Japan); one's native language; mother tongue; native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords and Chinese-derived words)