cruel, wanton, merciless, heartless

killing, the destruction of life, butchery, slaughter / cruelty, wantonness, mercilessness, heartlessness

to kill, to destroy life, to butcher, to slaughter

stone

to say, to tell somebody / to call, to name, to give a name / to cry, to call, to make a noise (such as an animal)

past tense and perfective aspect of 言う (iu, yū) [godan]

nonetheless, although, be that as it may

in other words; what I (you, etc.) mean is

to startle; to surprise; to astonish

urban myth; urban legend