unable to fight (esp. in video games); unconscious; knocked out; dead
to get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
to take up space; to occupy space
viewing and treating as one; regarding as the same; equating one thing with another; identification
another thing; exception; special case
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
an infinite variety of; multifarious; being extremely varied and wide-ranging
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to watch steadily; to stare
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
neophilia; love of new or novel things; one who loves new or novel things
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
castella (type of sponge cake)
to be profitable; to yield a profit
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
tip-top; top; top-drawer; best; foremost; elite
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive
everything working out as desired
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep