stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge; face-off
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
borderline between life and death; verge of death; deadline (boundary around a prison which prisoners were not allowed to cross)
to be set up (completely); to be put together; to be composed (e.g. type)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
magic sword; cursed sword
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)
pipe; tube; gun barrel; gun; cannon; well lining
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
railgun; firearm that uses electromagnetism to propel a projectile
chemical reaction; generation of an unexpected result from combining things
difficult problem; challenge
there being no use in arguing (about it)
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty
fight; struggle; conflict
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
Daion; one of the eight gods of the koyomi
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
aristocrat; nobleman; dignitary; person of high rank
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
hastily made; improvised preparation