to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
to save; to leave over; to spare
irony of fate; twist of fate
common-sense expectation; obvious conclusion; conventional wisdom; received opinion
to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
without; unless; have to do
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
lolicon; (sexual) attraction to prepubescent girls; someone attracted to very young girls; lolicon; someone attracted to young or young-looking female characters
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
viewing as a problem; problematizing
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
leafy vegetables; green vegetables
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
that day; the very same day
pleasant feeling; good feeling
to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.)
to spread; to be propagated
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
criticism; commentary; review