infancy; childhood; tender age
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
walking; strolling; roaming; wandering; exploring
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
with a rustling sound; (rummaging) around
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to run over (with a vehicle); to knock down
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
casualties; injuries and deaths
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to pass (of time); to elapse
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
summer vacation; summer holiday
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
playground (for children); park
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
moving about; stirring about
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly