soft (and fluffy) (e.g. bed, bread, baked potato); (arch.) absent-mindedly
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
articles; supplies; parts
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards
hanafuda; flower cards; playing cards consisting of 12 suits of 4 cards, each suit representing a month indicated by a flower
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
coloring; colouring; adding color; adding colour
security for a loan; collateral
disclosure; exposure; revelation
makings (of); aptitude (for); groundwork; foundation
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
to give someone a surprise; to catch off guard and fluster; to frustrate (e.g. someone's plans); to give someone a blow; to scare the hell out of
something unrelated (to what has been discussed thus far)
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
import; importation; introduction; afferent
royal capital; imperial capital
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
thicket; coppice; brushwood
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
to attack; to assault; to assail
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)