to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to sheathe one's sword; to lay down arms; to bury the hatchet
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
hardening; vulcanization; hardening (of attitude, stance, etc.); stiffening; upturn (in the market); firming up
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
Nagato (former province located in the west of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
connection; link; relationship
axiom; maxim; self-evident truth
fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
Kadokawa Shoten (publisher)
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to translate; to interpret
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
translation into Japanese
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
prone (to); liable (to); apt (to); tending (to)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
mode (musical mode, mode of probability distribution, state of physical system); fashion