(with a) mindset as if one were playing a video game; thinking of (treating) something as though it were a game
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to jump upon (a moving object)
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
porcelain (esp. hard-paste porcelain); china; chinaware
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
weak force; weak interaction
limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter
self-torture; masochism; inflicting damage to oneself
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
meridian (e.g. in acupuncture); channel; one of the lines connecting vital points in the body; thread of connection; chain of reasoning
one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
stopgap measure; quick-fix solution
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
to despise; to scorn; to look down on
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
refined taste; good taste
food coloring; food colouring; food dye
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
to boil well; to stew; to simmer (for a long time); to cook (various ingredients) together
kind; variety; (biological) species; (logical) species
organizational capability; organisational capability
board, plank or sheet shaped
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)