logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
summoning circle (esp. in fantasy fiction); magic circle
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
beginning; outset; first; onset
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Oda Nobunaga (1534-1582.6.21)
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
Hon'inbō; Honinbo; grandmaster
(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
else; in addition; besides
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
shooter; vaccinator; inoculator; drummer (taiko, etc.)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
middle of the night; dead of night