item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
library; book collection; paperback book
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
book lover; lover of books; bibliophilism; love of books
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
last time; last inning; last part; final episode (of a television program)
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
several years; a few years
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
understood; I see; OK; present; here
stealthily; secretly; in secret
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to not take seriously; to take lightly
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
on the occasion of; at the time of
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
rapid development; rapid unfolding
winter vacation; winter holidays
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
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)
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)