Prayer to the Four Quarters (Japanese imperial New Year's ceremony)
planning; project; plan; design
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
boom; bang; wham; Oh my God!; What a shock!
leaving (fleeing) the capital
person who oversleeps; sleepyhead
eternity; perpetuity; immortality; permanence
agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful
trolling; singing in a circular canon; round
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
to pull oneself together; to focus one's mind; to brace oneself; to gird up one's loins
savior; saviour; rescuer; the Savior; the Saviour
short end of the stick; short straw; unlucky number; blank; bad bargain
warrior; soldier; courageous person; strong person
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
mil (one thousandth of an inch); mill
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
leading person; foremost figure
cheering in chorus; saying in unison