bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
dilapidated house; deserted house
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
several years; a few years
each nation; many nations; many countries
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
to palm off; to force a sale
many; numerous; various; large number of
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
probe; inquiry; enquiry; investigation
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
next term; next period; next version; next release
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
pointing out; identification
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
(period of) a year; during an era
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
just the other day; quite recently
another kind; distinct species; variety
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)