formation; classification of plant communities
quick motion (e.g. slide step); fast motion (video)
enough; too many; too much
babble; gibberish; gobbledygook; gobbledegook
Let's Play (playthrough of a video game with player commentary)
fancy goods; cute accessories (often product tie-ins)
employment en masse (esp. of middle and high school graduates from the rural districts during Japan's post-war economic boom)
beauty is only skin-deep; (lit.) one gets tired of a beauty in three days
(a story) so sad that both the speaker and the listener shed tears
as is usual with; in common with
arranging a group of people so as to form a character or spell out a message
having one's face revealed; having one's face seen
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine
correct size; perfect size
straight-sets loss; straight-set defeat
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
(practice of) self-injury; (habit of) self-harm
that's gross!; disgusting!
huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow); (arch.) biwa (4 or 5-stringed Oriental lute)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
career enhancement; improving one's career prospects
essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
lick; bottom card of the draw pile; (arch.) tasting (a nobleman's) medicine to see if it contains poison; (arch.) medicine taster
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
drinking establishment where one drinks while standing
way of throwing (esp. in baseball); throwing technique; pitching technique
sad fate; tragic doom; ill fate
almighty; highest valued card (e.g. ace of spades); wild card