starting point; point of departure
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
un-Japanese in appearance or character
groundless (rumour, accusation, etc.); unfounded; baseless; without a shred of truth
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
information technology; IT
(circuit) board; substrate
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
playfulness; playful mood; imaginativeness
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
the last days; the final years; the last generation
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
oral instruction; passing information by word-of-mouth; oral tradition
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
storehouse; warehouse; godown
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of
average height; average body height
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
pointing out; identification
foreign; abroad; overseas
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
company president; manager; director
green light; (giving) permission; OK
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
commencing with; including
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
input; (data) entry; typing
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game controller, remote control, etc.)