personal combat; one-to-one fight
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
information; news; intelligence
is something that; is that which
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
photostat; photographic plate; photogravure
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
two days before; day before yesterday
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
possible; likely; probable
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
very strange; bizarre; weird; mysterious
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to knock down; to beat (someone) up; to injure (someone) so badly they cannot recover (esp. emotionally); to overwhelm (with mental anguish, etc.)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
written work (esp. a bound text, as opposed to a scroll); a text written entirely in kana; graphic novel (esp. one created between the 12th and 19th centuries); notebook (for practicing kana, drawing pictures, etc.); rough draft
study of psychic phenomena; psychics
journal; magazine; periodical
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
many; numerous; various; large number of
mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
the way one talks; one's way of speaking