mix of peanuts and spicy baked or fried mochi chips in the shape of kaki (Japanese persimmon) seeds
to roll up one's sleeves and get to work; to buckle down
conveyance (of goods, materials, etc.); holding horizontally (e.g. a smartphone)
obtaining items such as books, CDs and DVDs before the date they officially go on sale
annual turning off of lights, etc.
hack and slash (gameplay); hack-and-slash game
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
party people; clubbers; frequenters of nightclubs
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
professional pachinko player
credit roll (at the end of a film or TV show); closing credits; end credits
to be hanged; to be struck dead; to eat one's hat
to understand; to comprehend
meaningless or stupid turn of phrase that at first glance resembles a wise saying; silly saying; nonsensical proverb
even if nothing else; more than anything else
shellfish removed from the shell; shucked shellfish
appearing for the first time (esp. vocabulary, kanji, etc. in a school textbook)
square shape; oblong; rectangle
performing solo; having the stage to oneself; being in sole command; eclipsing (outshining) the others; field of activity in which one is unrivaled (unrivalled)
pen spinning; spinning a pen around between the fingers
unfashionable; unstylish; uncool; unrefined
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game game controller, remote control, etc.)
self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
Silla (ancient Korean kingdom; 57 BCE-935 CE)
being bunched up together; being crowded together
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
comparatively; quite; rather
error (in the operation of a machine, vehicle, etc.); operation mistake; operational error
side parting; hair parted to one side
dried boiled rice used mainly as provisions of samurai troops and travelers (travellers)
middle-aged couple; middle-aged husband and wife