yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
Mizuno Ami (Sailor Moon character)
(going) the pure love stories route (in movie making)
precarious situation; precarious state
Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon character)
celestial globe; armillary sphere
deliberate hindrance; obstruction
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
whoops; oops; gulp; ulp; ugh; yuck
anpan; bread roll filled with red bean paste
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to outwit; to get the better of; to overcome a superior opponent and leave him speechless
ceremony performed by a sorcerer to protect a noble setting out on a trip; walking in large steps; walking with a disabled leg; someone with a disabled leg
I'm telling you this for your own good; here's some friendly advice
whole universe; total universe; all of creation
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
to relate to; to have one's feelings understood
uneasily; restlessly; erratically
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
instead of; replacing; on behalf of