disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
mochikinchaku; glutinous rice in a pouch of fried tofu, used in oden
descendant; scion; lineage
draft; rough copy; highly cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); grass style
startup; activation; bootstrap; startup company
type of food (sliced dried herring or other fish wrapped in kombu seaweed and boiled)
pounded fish cake; half a slice; half a ticket; ticket stub
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
time-out; timeout; timeout
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Pegasus (star); Pegasus (winged horse in Greek mythology)
under development; in development
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
You'll regret this!; I'll get you for this; Just you wait
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
ultrahigh speed; ultrafast
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)
to fall into (someone's) hands; to fall under someone's control; to become someone's property (e.g. of an object)
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
authorities; relevant authorities; authorities concerned; this office
lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt
accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
suggestion; hint; implication
to mark the end; to spell the end
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
large tree; big tree; huge tree
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat