natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
catfish (esp. the Amur catfish, Silurus asotus); (arch.) earthquake
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
final; eventual; ultimate
threat; menace; coercion; terrorism
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
not asking (about); letting go unquestioned; disregarding; ignoring; overlooking
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
fully armed; armed to the teeth
little less than; slightly fewer than; just under; weakness; the weak
scoundrel; rascal; villain
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
inhuman; heinous; atrocious
scum of the earth; monster; fiend
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to get moldy (mouldy); to get musty; to develop mildew
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to grow restive; to begin to act violently