self-imposed challenge (e.g. speedrun, 100% completion, no deaths)
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
sole girl in a group of geeks
two-family house; house for a two-generation family
(car) muffler; (piano) damper pedal; (gun) silencer
to sing energetically; to sing with abandon
like an old man; doddering; wizened; frowzy; seedy
seriously addicted online game junky
modifiable; changeable; updateable
background research; research into the period
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
(direct) hit; straight shot
very much; really; extremely
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
tucking up the sleeves of a kimono with a tasuki
underhand throw; submarine pitch
loungewear; comfortable clothing worn at home
have to do; must; should; ought to
carp streamer; carp banner
sturdy broad-bladed knife, used in woodcraft and hunting (tapered, unlike a regular nata)
cover; concealment; masking; occultation
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
real world; outside world (e.g. the world outside of school)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to stumble a step or two forward (when trying to stop); to pass one's destination and stumble a step or two forward; to totter
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
exclamation point; exclamation mark
Air Self-Defense Force; ASDF
nervous; neural; neurogenic