artificial intelligence; AI
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
the same rank; equality; apposition
avid desire; craving; thirst; watering at the mouth; drooling
shoji (paper sliding door)
(turned out) all right in the end
brute force approach (esp. in a video game)
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
place for relaxation and refreshment
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to weave together; to interweave; to intermingle
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
demo version (of software); trial version
giga-; 10^9; gigabyte; GB; data traffic (esp. on mobile phone)
towering; astonishingly high
gold mine; treasure trove; golconda; (lit.) mountain of treasures
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
incessant talking; rapid talking
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
to insert; to put in; to have a griping pain; to flow in; to shine in
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
repeatedly; leaving no stone unturned; walking rapidly; masturbation
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert