another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
shrine office; office of a Shinto shrine
mountain (or hill) behind a house, village, etc.; side of a mountain that gets little sunshine; envious; jealous
to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
several years; a few years
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
un-Japanese in appearance or character
looks; features; (personal) appearance
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
human trafficking; slave trade
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to be born; to come into the world
going round in circles; game of cat and mouse; pointless and repetitive back-and-forth; itachi-gokko; Edo-period children's game in which two players alternately pinch the back of the other's hands and stack them on top of each other while saying "itachi-gokko, nezumi-gokko"
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
defeating; crushing; smashing; destroying
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
residence; living (at, in); abode
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
extinction; extermination; eradication; stamping out; wiping out
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
predation; eating prey; preying upon
river; stream; River; the ... river
use; utilization; utilisation; application
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
otherwise; or else; if not
absorption; suction; attraction
living thing; organism; creature; biology
creation; generation; formation; derivation
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to relate to; to connect with
follow-up survey; tracing survey; contact tracing (of an infectious disease)
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property