people who partied flamboyantly in Harajuku, etc. in the 70s and 80s
wood chip; splinter; worthless thing; worthless person
cattail cotton; cattail fluff; bulrush down
ticket sold in advance; advance ticket
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
fatsi (Fatsia japonica); paperplant; Japanese aralia
keep (it) steady (after a turn); understood; alright
thunderous; rumbling; thunderously; rumblingly
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
detonation velocity; velocity of detonation; VOD; extreme speed; explosive speed
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to travel all over; to be active in places widely apart
omitted character; omitted letter
park (public, amusement, etc.); parking
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
crash; kurash (wrestling)
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
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
quick work; (clever) feat
ongoing; in progress; afoot
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
raging fire; conflagration
generous; soft-hearted; having a good personality
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
100,000,000; one hundred million