defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
troublesome; annoying; complicated
Latin alphabet; Roman alphabet; romaji; romanized Japanese; system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet
dictionary; lexicon; (arch.) letter of resignation
alternation of generations; heterogenesis; change of generations; emergence of a new generation
Formula One (form of motor racing); F1
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
second generation; second; junior
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
extensive; vast range; wide scope
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
invisibly; secretly; privately
female elementary school student; JavaScript; JS
to capture public interest; to enjoy popularity
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
being absorbed (in); immersion; sinking (into)
the feel or performance of a pen
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
Osaka Prefecture (Kinki area)
originator; pioneer; inventor; progenitor; primogenitor; founder of a family line
end of war; cessation of hostilities
newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie
intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view