(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
changing completely; transformation
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
fierce animal; beast of prey; big game
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
according to plan; as planned
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
laughing a ringing laugh; having a hearty laugh; roaring with laughter
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
rampaging; raging violently; going berserk
malice; ill will; bad air; noxious vapour; miasma
such ... as; or some such
great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence
incredible; extraordinary; exceptional; phenomenal
willpower; energy; vitality
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
villain; baddie; the villain's part
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
beyond imagination; unimaginable
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
looking at from the corner of one's eye; sidelong glance; disregarding; ignoring; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
no; nay; disagreement; objection; disapproval
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
gossip; corner of the mouth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context