unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to fail to catch; to let slip; to miss
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
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
several years; a few years
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
un-Japanese in appearance or character
looks; features; (personal) appearance
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
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
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
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
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
completely; fully; entirely