begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
beyond imagination; unimaginable
compelling force; legal force
delegation of authority (power); devolution; empowerment
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
mwahahaha (evil laughter)
permanent preservation; permanent repository; keeping something permanently; preservation in perpetuity
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
visualization; rendering visible (e.g. a problem); digitization
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
4D pocket; magical pocket that can hold any item
game console; games console; video game console; game machine; gaming device; gaming system
looking like (someone); taking after (either of one's parents)
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
drama; theatre; theater; play
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
established fact; fait accompli
standing close together; bristling (with)
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
later on; eventually; afterwards
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
amusing; funny; interesting
man who drives a woman around for free; man used by a woman for his car
metabolism; renewal; regeneration; replacing the old with the new
sweating easily; profuse sweater
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January