addition; appendix; supplement; postscript
secrecy; highly classified information
to spread; to be propagated
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
trickster (in mythology); trickster; swindler; trickster; magician
folk tale; folktale; folk story; folklore
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
another prefecture; other prefectures
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
(temporary) closure of school
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
cutting to pieces; tearing to pieces
railroad; railway; rail transport
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
terrain; geographical features; topography
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
manipulation of information; spin
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
to come uninvited; to crash (a party); to butt in
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachigokko; Japanese children's game
remote control; remote operation
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity
to launch a surprise attack
way (of doing); manner; method; means
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
indicate reason; infers some protest