newsroom researcher; magazine researcher
to present a very terrible (miserable) sight
Wing Chun (traditional Chinese martial art)
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
to systematize; to organize
wasting one's breath (trying to explain something); (lit.) (reading) the Analects of Confucius to a dog
barely miss (meeting someone, catching a train, etc.)
useless book learning; knowing the theory but being unable to put it into practice; (lit.) practising swimming on a tatami mat
ghost story; spooky story
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
hitting the maximum value of a numeric counter
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
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
non-caffeinated; decaffeinated
(NEC) PC Engine (equiv: Turbografx 16)
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
visiting a temple for another