life or death struggle; mortal combat; struggle to the death
to name; to call; to christen; to term
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
one-by-one; separately; in detail
proposed site; site chosen
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
to pull out; to draw out; to disconnect; to steal contents of; to pilfer (from); to pickpocket
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
reason; cause; circumstances
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
originally; by nature; from the start
finish; completion; the end
a day after the fair; (at a) stage when it's too late
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
to be embarrassed; to lose face
to care for someone; to look after someone
pre-paid card for purchasing books; Tosho card; library book index card
to carry around; to carry on one's person
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
proof; evidence; certificate; license; to testify (usu. Christian religious context); enlightenment
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
grudge; complaint; reproach
rumor of a romance (rumour)
entering the priesthood; priest; man with a shaven head; bald-headed monster
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to do nothing but; to spend all one's time doing
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to chase; to run after; to pursue
to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
useless member of society; hopeless case; failure