eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
main body (of troops); main force; this troop; these troops
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
practising law; legal processes in running a country; method; way; magic
in one's own way or style
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
synthesis; combination; general; combined; synthesis; colligation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
frosted (glass); matted; disillusionment; letdown
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
shin guards; shin pads; greaves; leggings
armed forces; military; troops
way; method; means; resource; course
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin
horse-headed demon (in hell)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
(arch.) retainer; (arch.) attendant; (arch.) Omi (hereditary title; orig. one of the two highest such titles, later demoted to sixth highest of eight); I; me
bobbed hairstyle; short bob
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
such; like that; in that way
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
(not) in any way; (not) at all; (none) whatsoever; what kind of
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud