Shingeki no Kyojin

進撃の巨人

しんげきのきょじん

literallygiant of the advance

The Japanese title. Shingeki is a military charge, not simply an attack.

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  • 急進きゅうしんrapid progress
  • 行進こうしんmarch
  • 昇進しょうしんpromotion
  • 進化しんかevolution
  • 進学しんがくadvancing to the next stage of education
  • 一撃いちげきone blow
  • 迎撃げいげきintercept
  • 撃墜げきついshooting down (an aircraft)
  • 攻撃こうげきattack
  • 射撃しゃげきfiring
  • 巨額きょがくhuge sum (esp. of money)
  • 巨匠きょしょうmaster
  • 巨人きょじんgiant
  • 巨体きょたいhuge body
  • 巨大きょだいhuge
  • 愛人あいじんlover
  • 悪人あくにんbad person
  • 偉人いじんgreat person
  • 恩人おんじんbenefactor
  • 何人なんにんhow many people

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