system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
Okinawa (city, prefecture)
shamisen; samisen; three-stringed Japanese lute
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to smear with blood; to kill
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
unnatural death; violent death
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
roaming; loitering; wandering; to be able to loiter; to be able to roam
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
to haunt to death; to possess and kill
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
talk; recital; narration; topic
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly