to be opposite; to face each other
death in battle; death on the battlefield
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
finishing blow; coup de grâce
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
misprint; typographical error; typo
Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper
how; in what way; by what means
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
pleasant feeling; good vibes
horizontal script (esp. of a European language); European writing; Roman letters; European language; Western language
world; society; people; the public
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
electronic book; e-book; ebook
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
long ago; previous; of a former age
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
classification; assortment
printing type; movable type; printed text; print
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
last piece of the day's programme; last act of a play; comic dialogue as the last item in vaudeville, music hall, etc.
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear