cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
last days; the end; one's fate
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
strong person; the strong; the powerful
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
Mu (legendary lost continent)
Atlantis; Atlantis (space shuttle)
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
world tree (religious or mythological motif)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
correction; revision; amendment
person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer
final; eventual; ultimate
to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
story; tale; talk; discussion