these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
(moral) backbone; spirit; soul; grit
since then; from that time; ever since
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
fighting in numerous battles
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
group; party; team; squad; section
knowing; (an) acquaintance
in groups of twos and threes; in small groups
rest; break; recess; intermission
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
immortal; undying; indestructible
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
sen (hundredth of a yen); coin made of non-precious materials; one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of currency); (arch.) one-thousandth of a kan (as a unit of mass)
martial arts which involve fighting without weapons; combat sport; one-on-one fighting sport
large crowd; mass of people
black lustre; black luster
to differ; to be different; to run counter to; to change (into something out of the ordinary)
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
to cut off the head of a sleeping person; to assassinate someone while they sleep; to catch someone off their guard by setting traps
way of speaking; intimation
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
world; society; people; the public
to happen to hear; to overhear
leather; tanned animal hide; suede; kanji "tanned leather" radical (radical 178)
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
everywhere in the capital (e.g. Tokyo); everyone in the capital