a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
rather; better; instead; if anything
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
dwelling; house; residence; address
ill will; malice; evil intent
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
embodiment; realization; materialization
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to harm; to cause harm to
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
under custody; under supervision; undecided match; draw; tie
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous