mistaken memory; trick of the memory; slip of the memory
witnessing; observing; sighting
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
(not) so much; (not) that much
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
of course; certainly; naturally
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
indescribable; having no way to express
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
fortuitous; luck; windfall; godsend; good fortune
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
reduction by half; halving
killing and wounding; bloodshed
poisoning; kill by poison
population (of animals, etc.); population size; number of individuals
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
irrespective of the occasion; indiscriminately
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
waste of time; killing time
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
to find out; to discover; to locate
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring