hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to maintain (preserve) peace
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
time; hour; period; class
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
rule; domination; direction; management; control (of one's destiny, public opinion, etc.); governing
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
really; truly; indeed; good grief
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
gambling house; gaming room; gambling den
civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
Battle Royale (novel by Kōshun Takami, 1999; film, 2000)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
going around; patrol; round; tour
plural; multiple; plural (number)