as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
that is to say; so that means
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
while; even though; despite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
a long time ago; in those days
mountain hamlet; mountain village
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
now; the present time; just now; another; more
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
people; men and women; each person; everybody
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to affect; to impact; to influence
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
remarkable; striking; obvious
divide into four pieces; one fourth
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon