to kill; to beat to death
about this time; about now
back street; back alley; off-street
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
very popular; highly favoured
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
sexual preference; sexual predilection
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
political measures; policy
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
one party; one faction; one clique
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
to overdo; to do too much
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
how; in what way; I wonder
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street
extreme; ultra; mega; damn; stupid; cursed
to settle down; to stay (for good); to stay long; to stay on
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
not understanding; not knowing
uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana
female farmworker; woman working on a farm; farm woman
definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
everyone has a past; every person has their own history
unfortunately; regrettably
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
settlement; permanent residency
(male) farmer; peasant; farmhand
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
otherwise; if not; or else
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to be exhausted; to be tired out; to be worn out
expressing one's mind; speaking out