logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
messy; untidy; disorderly; higgledy-piggledy
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grand master of the game of go
(playing) a game of go, shogi or chess, etc.
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
to rank next to; to come after
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time