origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by
tool; implement; means; furniture
available; enabled; can be used; may be used
military authorities; army circles
training; drill; practice; discipline
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
way; method; means; resource; course
offender; criminal; culprit
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)
east, west, south and north
simply; merely; only; solely
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
government; administration
this is why; this means; it is the case that
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point