real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to stare at with a fixed gaze; to glare
to count; to include in the number
(any) more; further; in addition (to this); at this stage; now; now that things have come to this
short and stout; small but wide around
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to present; to do (for someone)
concentration; density; cardinality
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
beside a nobleman; close aid (of a nobleman, etc.); place where a high ranking person resides; one's own city (of a shogun, lord, etc.); place under one's direct control; one's own turf
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
somehow; for some reason or other
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
family; relatives; dependents; household
general term; generic name
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
force (bulldoze) one's way through
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to
strength; intensity; strong (e.g. glasses); powerful (e.g. lens); intense (e.g. fear)
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
to flutter down (of leaves, petals, etc.); to fall as if dancing
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
handstand; headstand; being upside down; being in reverse
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
to mow down; to cut down; to slash (horizontally); to make a clean sweep; to sweep away; to brush away
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
forward somersault; forward roll
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop
to go fast; to drive fast; to speed
to be at a loss how to continue an offensive; to be frustrated by impregnable defences
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
slowly and quietly; stealthily
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up