newsroom researcher; magazine researcher
to present a very terrible (miserable) sight
black-market lending; illegal loan
(Sega) Mega Drive; MD (US equiv: Genesis)
once you've committed a crime, commit to it; in for a penny, in for a pound; (lit.) if you've eaten poison, (lick) the plate
less than ...; smaller ...
(Nintendo) Super Famicom (equiv: Super Nintendo or SNES); Super Nintendo Entertainment System
reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation
to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home
(NEC) PC Engine (equiv: Turbografx 16)
long-armed; kleptomania(c)
edible flower bud of the fuki (Petasites japonicus) plant, an early spring delicacy
thick glasses; (lit.) bottle bottom glasses
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
ready-made; off the shelf
to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul
handcraft; handwork; hand throwing technique (judo)
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
sparsely eating; having a small appetite
maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, etc.)
fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; (lit.) the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
home video game console; home console
apt to do; liable to do; tend to do; prone to do