lowest-ranking; one-star (hotel, restaurant, etc.)
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
video game; computer game; console game
nashi (esp. Pyrus pyrifolia); Japanese pear; Asian pear
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
as expected; as predicted
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
to blaze; to burn brightly
to gain strength; to have energy
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
Golden Week; string of public holidays in late April-early May
model demonstration; model performance; exhibition
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
rough endoplasmic reticulum; rough ER; granular endoplasmic reticulum
central nervous system; CNS
peripheral nervous system
difficult to understand; difficult to grasp; confusing; puzzling
pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
substitution; replacement; permutation; substitution; displacement
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
rising dragon; great dash
Chunichi Dragons (Japanese pro baseball team)
to exchange; to replace; to shift personnel; to replace one person with another
armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)