remaining unchanged (from the old state of things); none the better for the change (if at all)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
leader of a charge; first to arrive
battledore (early form of badminton racket)
succession; continuation; series; sequence
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
hanetsuki (Japanese badminton); battledore and shuttlecock
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
souvenir store; gift shop
stereopsis; binocular vision
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
the reason is ...; it is because ...
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
dancing figure; one's appearance when dancing; dancing posture
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition
outside world; physical world
useless resistance; vain struggle
cruelty; hard-heartedness
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
teatime; tea break; coffee break
this, that and the other; this and that
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
riskiness; (level of) danger
bare eyes (i.e. without glasses, contact lenses, etc.); uncorrected vision; unaided vision