often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
bandolier; bandoleer; ammo belt; driving band (of a shell or bullet); rotating band
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
second-hand shop; curio shop
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
feeling a sudden chill; feeling a shiver; feeling sudden surprise (fright, horror, etc.); shuddering
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
guffawing; roaring (with laughter); (laughing) heartily
injury; harm; evil influence; damage
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is
personality; character; individuality; personhood
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
single eye; one eye; single lens; simple eye; ocellus
to meet (the enemy) and attack; to engage (the approaching enemy); to confront; to intercept
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
planned; scheduled; systematic
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
temporary truce; ceasefire
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
accelerated; accelerating; gathering speed; exponentially increasing
even if; although; despite; even (e.g. even a child)
being on the ropes; losing ground
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh