people who partied flamboyantly in Harajuku, etc. in the 70s and 80s
Sonosheet; sound sheet; flexible (phonograph) record
utagoe coffeehouse; sing-along tearoom; coffee shop in which customers can sing in chorus accompanied by a band
Rikidōzan (1924-1963), Korean-Japanese professional wrestler
pantaloons; bell-bottoms; trousers
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
shawm-like instrument played by street vendors (sometimes referred to as a flute)
city electric train service operated by (former) Japanese National Railways
I see; that's right!; indeed
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
severely beaten up; thoroughly defeated; completely destroyed; severely damaged; battered; beat-up
no regrets; without regrets
satoshi (0.00000001 of a bitcoin)
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
super-sweet; sickly-sweet; overly kind; overly soft (on someone)
Saber (Honda sedan); Sabre (jet fighter)
Japanese pepper (species of Sichuan pepper, Zanthoxylum piperitum); Japanese prickly ash
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
thoroughly; carefully; deliberately; seriously; fully
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
good old; good old-fashioned
exploration party; expedition team
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
idleness; lack of application; lazy study habits
man of the future; Homo futurus
being argued into silence; being left speechless
cathode-ray tube; CRT; Braun tube
third (base, baseman, gear)