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Revision as of 12:46, 7 February 2018
Glossary
Terms used in the light novel (and anime, where different)
| LN (Yen Press) |
Anime |
Anime (on-screen) |
notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Ability | A higher level an adventurer earns when going up a level. In the English novel it is also once suddenly called a "Burst Ability" without any explanation. | ||
| Aiam Ganesha | The Ganesha Familia HQ, shaped like a elephant-headed man. I can't help wondering if it isn't "I Am Ganesha"? | ||
| Ajura | A tree that grows in the dungeon, with blue cherry-like blossoms. | ||
| Albella | A trading company. | ||
| Almirage | A rabbit-like monster. Can drop almirage fur. | ||
| Alter Assist | A Supporter skill that increases carrying capacity. | ||
| Amazon | A race of demi-humans. They are all female so they can only mate with other races, but their children are always Amazon so there are no half amazons. | ||
| Anphiteatom | An amphitheatre. Presumable a mistranslation of ἀμφιθέατρον (amphitheatron)? | ||
| Arcanum | The power of the gods. Mostly sealed away for those living in Gekai. | ||
| Argonaut | Bell's second skill. | ||
| Ariadne Signposts | Markers that guide you through the labyrinth of Daedalus Street. | ||
| Babel Tower | The tower capping the labyrinth. | ||
| Bad Bat | A monster. | ||
| Basic Ability | An adventurers core stats: Strength, Defence, Utility, Agility and Magic. | ||
| Battle Boar | A monster. | ||
| Belit Babili | Home of Ishtar Familia. | ||
| The Benevolent Mistress | The Benevolent Mistress | Hostess of Fertility | The sign read "Firtility" for the TV version. This was corrected for the home video release. |
| Berbera | Ishtar Familia's core team of Amazon adventurers. | ||
| Blood onyx | A gem that can be mined in the Dungeon. | ||
| Boaz | Boar people. | ||
| Calamity | Any disaster precipitated by the gods. | ||
| Celches | A unit of measurement, presumably equivalent to centimetres or inches. | ||
| Chienthrope | Dog people. | ||
| Cinder Ella | Cinderella | Shape-shifting magic. | |
| Darubu | An ore. | ||
| Daedalus Street* | Daedalus Street | Daidarosu | The direct transliteration of the Greek would actually be "Daidalos". Daedalus is the latinised version. *Daidaros in v1-6 (Daedalus in v7+ and Oratoria) |
| Denatus | The quarterly meeting of the gods. | ||
| Deusdia | Another name for the world of the gods? | ||
| Divine Knife* | Another name for the Hestia Knife. *God Knife in v1 | ||
| Divine Mirror | An Arcanum that allows for distant viewing. One of the only Arcana allowed to the gods in Gekai. | ||
| Dizara Region | |||
| Dungeon Fly | A harmless monster that generates light. | ||
| Dungeon Oratoria | A collection of stories about the heroes of Orario. | ||
| Enigma | An Advanced Ability. | ||
| Excelia | Basically the XP earned by adventurers. | ||
| Falna | The mark of the gods' blessing on an adventurer's back. | ||
| Familia | |||
| Firebolt | Bell's "swift-strike" magic. | ||
| Floating Garden | An altar build upon a ziggurat beside Belit Babili. | ||
| Folkvangr | Home of Freya Familia. | ||
| Fomoire | Fomoire (Oratoria) | A monster. | |
| Forge | An Advanced Ability used by smiths. | ||
| Gekai | The god's name for the human world. | ||
| Gnome Trader | |||
| Goliath | A Monster Rex. Drops Goliath's Hide. | ||
| Hibachitei | Welf's favourite bar, aka The Flaming Wasp. | ||
| Hearthstone Manor | The second home of Hestia Familia. | ||
| Heavy Guard | An Advanced Ability. | ||
| Hellhound | A monster that uses fire magic. | ||
| Hell Kaios | Aisha's magic. | ||
| Hieroglyphs | The writing of the gods. In the anime this is a fictional alphabet cypher of Japanese kana. In the (English) novel it is Greek (e.g. "the hieroglyphic Ηφαιστος"). In the anime, however, the name Hephaistos is written on Bell's knife in the script used for human writing. | ||
| Hunter | An Advanced Ability that boost Basic Abilities when fighting monsters the Adventurer has experience with. | ||
| Ichor* | The power within the blood of the gods. * Ikoru in v. 1-3 | ||
| Ignis Fatuus | A magic misfire resulting in an explosion of energy. | ||
| Immunity | An Advanced Ability that negates poison and other ailments. | ||
| Irregular | A monster that shows up in the wrong place, like the Minotaur first encountered by Bell. | ||
| Itty Bitty | Shrimp | Loki's nickname for Hestia (do-chibi). | |
| Jyaga Maru Kun | Jyagamarukun | The potato puffs sold by Hestia at her part-time job. | |
| Kaios Desert | |||
| Kenki | Sword Princess | Aiz's second name. Sword Princess is given as the meaning of the title in the novel (in the anime dialogue, "ken no hime"), but "Kenki" is used thereafter. CR's subs use Sword Princess throughout. | |
| Killer Ant | A monster. | ||
| Koine | The lingua franca in Orario. In the anime this is written as a fictional alphabet cypher of English. | ||
| Liaris Freese* | Single minde pursuit? | Bell's first skill. * Realis Phrase in v1-6, Learis Freese in v7, Liaris Freese in 8-10 | |
| Liger fang | A tiger-like monster from level 15 and below. | ||
| Little Barista | Lilly's miniature crossbow. Not known for it's coffee serving abilities so clearly supposed to be "Ballista". | ||
| Loli Big Boobs / Loli Big Tits | A nickname for Hestia among the other gods. | ||
| Luck | A rare Advanced Ability | ||
| Lycanthrope | A werewolf race. | ||
| Magic Control | An Advanced Ability. | ||
| Magic Stone | The core of a monster, and the main source of income for adventurers. They can be used for powering devices like lamps. | ||
| Meders | A unit of measurement, equivalent to metres presumably. | ||
| Minotaur | A monster. Drops minotaur horn. | ||
| Modern Magic Even Goblins Can Understand! | Modern Magic That Even a Goblin Could Understand | The Modern Magic even the goblin know | In the novel the book itself has no title, and this was the chapter 1 title. |
| Monster Rex | Another name for a Floor Boss. | ||
| Mythril | A strong metal that is magically conductive. | ||
| Night District | Aka the Pleasure Quarter. | ||
| Orario | The Labyrinth City | ||
| Pantheon | Guild headquarters. | ||
| Prum | A race. | ||
| Rakia | A kingdom close to Orario ruled by the god Ares and his familia. | ||
| Renart | A fox-person race from the East. The only animal-people with innate magic, also known as sorcerers. | ||
| Rivira | A town built within the safe zone on dungeon level 18. | ||
| Schweizerdegen | Bell's baselard. | ||
| Sesshouseki | Aka Killing Stone, a magic item created from a Tamamo stone and a Toba stone. Used to capture the soul of a renart along with the magic, becoming a Morality Stone. | ||
| Spartois | A skeletal monster. | ||
| Tamamo stone | An item created from the ashes of a dead renart. | ||
| Tenkai | The world of the gods. | ||
| Toba stone | Aka lunatic light, an ore that glows and gains magical attributes when exposed to moonlight. | ||
| Twilight Manor | Home of Loki Familia | ||
| Uchide no Kozuchi | Haruhime's magic, aka level boost. | ||
| Uranus | A god. | ||
| Ushiwakamaru and Ushiwakamaru Nishiki | Two daggers fashioned for Bell by Welf from a minotaur horn. | ||
| Vals | Valis | Currency | |
| War Shadows* | War Shadows | A monster. *Wall Shadows in vols 1-2, War Shadows in v9 | |
| Wish | A cafe. |
