missed-program webcast; webcast of a serialized TV show (after the TV broadcast); catch-up TV
bursting at the seams; bulging
student; follower; students and pupils
area on Japan Sea side of Japan, including Niigata
new word; neologism; word of recent origin; recent word; modern term
kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless
limited stocks; limited lines; limited supplies
long hair (usu. of a man)
to rest; to relax; to repose
revision (of text); alteration; change
to grant permission; to give permission
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends
crown (of head); summit (of mountain); easy win for one; something received
Records of the Three Kingdoms; Annals of the Three Kingdoms
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
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.
blue dragon (an auspicious creature in Chinese mythology); Azure Dragon (god said to rule over the eastern heavens)
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
great man; hero; master mind
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
(I) won't (say) anything no matter what (expression is followed by negative verb relating to say, answer, etc.) to not (tell) even under any threat
in accordance with plans; just as planned