to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
bloodsucking; sucking blood
to continue to do; to persist in doing
geometric progression; proliferation; multiplying like rats
geometric progression; geometric sequence
increase; multiplication; propagation; proliferation
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
town; city; municipal; urban
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
conquest; subjugation; overcoming; controlling
gaining total control (of people or counties); suppression; oppression; control; mastery; ascendancy
tenth day of the month; ten days
3000; three thousand; many
to take command; to give direction
fifth day of the month; five days
to unfold; to unroll; to open
nightly procession of monsters, spirits, etc.; veritable pandemonium; large number of people plotting and doing evil; creepy characters roaming about
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake; to miss
the relation of master to servant
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was