overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
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; let nature take its course
nothing but; except; no more than
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); feline; 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
novel; story; (work of) fiction
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
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
long ago; previous; of a former age
light novel; young-adult fiction novel, typically illustrated in a manga art style
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
cool; stylish; awesome; sick; sweet; dope
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student; behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
classification; assortment
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
science fiction; sci-fi; SF