eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
discarding; throwing away; getting rid of; dismissal (of an employee); firing; sacking
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of; to take a tea break; to rest
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
best is Fuji, second is a hawk, third is an eggplant (of auspicious things to see in a dream, esp. one's first dream of the year)
decorative paper envelope for giving New Year's gifts (usu. money given to children) and congratulatory gifts
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
road approaching a shrine
first sunrise of the year; sunrise on New Year's Day
away (game, goal, etc.); opponents' ground; unfamiliar surroundings; feeling out of place; enemy territory
rope used to cordon off consecrated areas or as a talisman against evil; (arch.) cordoning off; (arch.) cordoning-off sign
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
small change; pocket change; coins; small sum of money
abrupt turn; sudden change
to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat
inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability
overhead kick (in soccer); bicycle kick
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
being good at giving compliments; person who is good at giving compliments; charmer
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
mobile game (esp. online, free-to-play); social network game
implementation (e.g. of a feature); installation (of equipment); mounting; packaging
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
charging (a fee); billing; charge; paying for virtual goods or premium features (in a video game, on a social networking service, etc.); microtransaction
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
spending excessively on in-game items
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
natural voice; untrained voice
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
to redeem (from sin); to save
torii (Shinto shrine archway)
visitor (to a shrine or temple)
miraculous; wonder-working; magical
to make one's heart flutter