to gain fame; to make one's name
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
country living; life in the country; country life
working in the fields; working on a farm
studies; schoolwork; classwork
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
peerless; unparalleled; unparallelled; mowing down the enemy
sexy; popular; well-liked
shit video game; embarrassingly bad video game
old man; venerable gentleman
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
connection; link; relationship
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
IQ; intelligence quotient
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
recall (esp. of an envoy or an ambassador); calling someone back; summons (home)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
being the sole winner; winner-take-all