killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
chance (of success); odds
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(please) look; see; (please) try to do
to carry around; to carry on one's person
arrest; apprehension; capture
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Swords and Firearms Control Law (1958)
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)
senior high school student
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to look away; to avert one's eyes
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite