breaking ball (pitch); curve ball; screwball
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
wipe (transition); superimposed image in the corner of the screen (typically displaying the reactions of guests or hosts to the main content being shown); wipe (cleaning cloth)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
spy; secret agent; shill; stealth advertiser
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
switch; switch; points; switch (from one thing to another); change
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to hide; to keep to oneself
storage; housing for equipment and machines; putting into computer memory; saving
as if nothing had happened
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to assert; to declare; to list (one by one); to enumerate; to spread rumours (rumors); to go on and on (about)
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
it's no joke; gimme a break!
as stated; verbatim; literally
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
equality; impartiality; evenness
to pulverize; to break into pieces; to beat to a pulp; to defeat completely; to crush
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
(in) his way; peculiar to him
one's last moment; one's death; one's end
to stagger; to stumble; to waver; to be in two minds; to have an affair (with); to fall (for someone)
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly