idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
embezzlement; misappropriation; usurpation
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
members; member; constituent
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
black light; ultraviolet light; UV light
special; particular; peculiar; unique
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
understanding and acceptance; spiritual awakening; a heart that understands truth; (feeling of) resignation
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
capturing alive (an animal or person); something captured alive
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
slave trade; white-slave trade; human trafficking
cruel; brutal; savage; barbarous
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
mercy; compassion; clemency; Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
witness protection program; witness protection programme
to find out; to discover; to locate
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!