magic lantern; slide projector
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to open wide; to reveal hidden contents
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to fill one's heart; to overcome one
to pick a fight; to find fault
to compete; to vie; to make fight against another (person, animal); to pit against; to debate; to argue
email software; email program; mail program
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
disliking people similar to oneself
coloured glass; colored glass
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit
unscrupulous sales practice involving expensive hard-to-break contracts
over a wall; crossing a fence
parking area; parking lot; rest stop; service area
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
economical; efficient; lean; compact
to talk to oneself; to mutter
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
top hundred; hundred best
electronic information; electronic data; electronics and information
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
several hundred million years
Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
to threaten; to intimidate
jiangshi; Chinese hopping vampire; reanimated corpse in Chinese legends and folklore
to revive; to resurrect; to resuscitate
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so