giant squid (Architeuthis martensi)
firefly squid (Watasenia scintillans); sparkling enope squid
long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
overdrive (vehicle transmission, computer processor, etc.); outdrive (golf); overdrive
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
cutting in round slices; round slice; dividing into groups (e.g. by ability)
Mach (number); (at a) fast speed
railgun (gun in which a conductive projectile is propelled using electromagnetic force)
taking a commemorative photo
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
first shrine visit of New Year
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
promotion; acceleration; encouragement; facilitation; spurring on
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
to cover (smear, sprinkle) (with)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
freshly pounded (rice cake)
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
to open one's eyes wide (in anger, surprise, etc.); to goggle at
thickly; viscously; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
base (military, expedition, etc.)