study; research; investigation
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
class of demons; demonic race; family of demons
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter
commander; general; leader
genuine; authentic; true; real
(social) class; rank; grade
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
secret; private; surreptitious
fit for use; available; operational; practicable; usable
same; similar; (just) like; equal
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
probability; likelihood; chances
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
saber (cavalry sword); sabre
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to not match well (e.g. at the seams); to not mesh properly (of gears); to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to be in conflict (e.g. with the facts)
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to torment; to torture; to harass
feeling; sensation; mood; sensation of doing
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
applications; uses; how to operate; operation procedures
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger
pistol; handgun; revolver
Colt's Manufacturing Company
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.