Danmachi/Glossary

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.
Ares			A god worshipped in the kingdom of Rakia.
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 (Daidaros in v1-6)	Daedalus Street	Daidarosu	The direct transliteration of the Greek would actually be "Daidalos". Daedalus is the latinised version.
Denatus			The quarterly meeting of the gods.
Deusdia			Another name for the world of the gods?
Divine Knife (God Knife in v1)			Another name for the Hestia Knife.
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 (Ikoru in v. 1-3)			The power within the blood of the gods.
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.
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.
Realis Phrase (Learis Freese in v.7)		Single minde pursuit?	Bell's first skill.
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
Wall Shadows	War Shadows		A monster. They come out of the walls so..?
Wish			A cafe.