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()(だい)()(せき)

noun (place)

ancient ruins

Generic term often used for archaeological sites or fantasy dungeons

ゲマ

noun (character)

Gema (antagonist)

ジャミ

noun (character)

Jami (henchman)

ゴンズ

noun (character)

Gonz (henchman)

プックル

noun (character)

Puckle (sabrecat's name)

Name of the young sabrecat

キラーパンサー

noun

Sabrecat (monster species)

Monster species name in the series

(おう)()

noun

queen (consort)

Frequency: ~11,500
noun
1queen (consort), empress (consort)
王妃は王のかたわらに立っていた。
The queen stood beside the king.

()()

noun

pursuers; those in pursuit

Often appears in escape/chase contexts

noun
1pursuer, pursuing party, posse

()()ける

verb

to undertake; take on; assume responsibility

Common in work or responsibility contexts

Frequency: ~19,000
る-verb, transitive verb
1to take on, to undertake, to accept, to take charge of, to assume responsibility for
その仕事を引き受けようかなと思っている。
I'm wondering whether to take on that job.
2to take over, to inherit
3to guarantee, to vouch for
4to contract (a disease)

(とびら)

noun

door; gate; panel

Slightly more formal/literary than ドア

Frequency: ~4,500
noun
1door, gate, opening
その扉は永久に閉ざされた。
The door was closed for good.
2title page

(やぶ)

verb

to break (a door); to tear; to defeat

Transitive; intransitive counterpart is 破れる

Frequency: ~7,000
う-verb ending in "る", transitive verb
1to tear, to rip, to break, to destroy
だれがこの封筒を破って開けたのか。
Who has torn the envelope open?
2to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.), to breach
3to defeat, to beat
4to break (e.g. silence), to disturb (e.g. peace), to shatter (e.g. dream), to disrupt, to spoil
5to violate (e.g. rule), to break (e.g. promise), to infringe
約束を破らないでよ。
Don't go back on your promise.
6to break (a record)

(ちち)(うえ)

noun

Father (honorific, used by nobility)

Archaic/polite; respectful way to refer to one’s father

noun
1father honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
あなたのお父上にお会いするのを楽しみにしています。
I'm looking forward to seeing your father.

()(ぜつ)

noun

fainting; loss of consciousness

As a verb: 気絶する

Frequency: ~21,500
noun, する verb, intransitive verb
1faint, fainting, losing consciousness
その暑さで気絶して、気がついたら救命いかだの中にいた。
I fainted from the heat, and when I came to, I was in a life raft.

()(がみ)

noun

grim reaper; personification of death

noun
1god of death, death deity, Death, Grim Reaper
iPhoneはインターネットにとって死神なんだって。
Apparently "the iPhone sounds the death knell for the Internet."

(のど)(もと)

noun

throat; base of the throat

Proverb: 喉元過ぎれば熱さを忘れる

noun
1throat
歯を食い縛る、喉元までせりあがった感情を強引に飲み込む。
He grits his teeth and forces back his growing fear.
2important part

()てがう

verb

to press/apply (something to); to allot/assign

Here in the sense of pressing a scythe to someone’s throat

(ぞん)(ぶん)

adverb

to one’s heart’s content; fully

Synonym: 思う存分

adverb (fukushi)
1to one's heart's content, as much as one likes, freely, unreservedly, fully

(かく)()する

verb

to prepare oneself; be resolved

()える

verb

to endure; withstand; tolerate

近義語: 堪える(こらえる)

Frequency: ~5,500
る-verb, intransitive verb, transitive verb
1to bear, to stand, to endure, to put up with
あの騒音には耐えられないよ。
I can not stand that noise.
る-verb, intransitive verb
2to support, to withstand, to resist, to brave
この家は地震に耐えますか。
Does this house withstand earthquakes?
3to be fit for, to be equal to

()(きゅう)

noun

fireball

Common fantasy term

noun
1fireball
2bolide, fireball

()(あと)

noun

scorch mark; burn mark

noun
1burn mark, singe

()()

verb

to leave as is; to neglect; to let be

Set phrase; somewhat formal/archaic (捨て置け=leave it be)

う-verb ending in "く", transitive verb
1to leave as is, to ignore

(ほう)(ぎょく)

noun

precious gem; jewel

noun
1jewel, precious stone, gem

もしや

adverb

perhaps; by any chance

Slightly old-fashioned or literary

adverb (fukushi)
1perhaps, possibly, by some chance, by some possibility word usually written using kana alone
彼女がどこに住んでいるのか、もしやご存知ですか。
Do you happen to know where she lives?

(くだ)()

verb

to shatter into pieces; be smashed

う-verb ending in "る"
1to be smashed up

(もや)

noun

haze; mist

Literate/technical term for thin haze

noun
1mist, haze word usually written using kana alone, See also 霧・1
もやがロンドンの町をすっぽりと包んだ。
The haze enveloped London.

()()

verb

to run up to; rush over to

Frequency: ~18,000
う-verb ending in "る", intransitive verb
1to run up to, to rush over
犬が私のところに駆けよってきた。
The dog came running up to me.

(いっ)(せき)()(ちょう)

expression

killing two birds with one stone

Common idiom for achieving two goals at once

Frequency: ~11,000
expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
1killing two birds with one stone yojijukugo
その提案一石二鳥を狙ったものだろうけど、「虻蜂とらず」にならなければいいけどね。
That proposal may be a way to kill two birds with one stone, but we also have to be careful not to get greedy and spoil everything.

()(まつ)する

verb

to dispose of; deal with; finish off

Can imply eliminating a person/problem; context-dependent nuance

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