cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
va-va-vroom (esp. fast cars or bikes, sexy women or men); va-voom; vrrrm; sound of animal shaking its fur to dry off after getting wet (esp. dogs)
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
Full speed ahead!; Full steam ahead!
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
parallel world; parallel universe
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
lower back (or hip) pain; lumbago
five colors (usu. red, blue, yellow, white and black); five colours; many kinds; varied; melon; gourd
crossbow (incl. large models operated by a number of people); netted apparatus atop a wall containing large stones, which were dropped onto attackers by cutting the net; slingshot; catapult
strength; power; proficiency; the strength of ... people; the strength of ... men
butter from cow's milk; storax (resin); styrax; toad venom
all over Japan; throughout Japan
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
to have one's horizons broadened
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)