the soft may prove more durable than the hard; (lit.) willow trees don't break under the weight of snow
Prisma (satellite project)
to be robbed of one's due; (lit.) to have one's fried tofu snatched by a black kite
acquired characteristics (as opposed to inherited)
picking through garbage; dumpster diving; scavenging rubbish
city centre (center); inner city; town centre
menu board (small blackboard on which the specials of the day, etc., are written)
dreadful; terrible; horrible; fearsome; formidable; awesome
fire festival (often celebrating the absence of fires); New Year's ritual at Izumo Shrine; festival involving fire dedicated to the gods
mass extinction; extinction event
viewing angle; viewing direction
ceremony to mark completion
external storage; auxiliary storage
person on top of the income scale; top earner
formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
looking forward (to something); awaiting
industrialization; industrialisation
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
processing unit; processor