inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation
first generation; founder
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
long-established; old-established; traditional
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
five (long cylindrical things)
because of; owing to; due to
throw; throwing; throwing event
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)
drama; play; powerful drug
partner-swapping sex club
to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort
once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)
a little; a bit; slightly
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
long ago; already; a long time ago
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to join forces; to cooperate
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
being struck by lightning; torpedo attack
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open