to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
person from the Kansai region; Kansai native
ninjutsu; combat and stealth techniques used by ninja for espionage, sabotage, assassination, etc.
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
subcontractor; outsourcee
largish; biggish; on the large side; slightly larger; a little larger
signature phrase; signature saying; closing spiel; surefire line; catchphrase
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
oh no!; good heavens!; oops
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
slightly heavy; a little heavy
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
what's what; heads or tails
student in a lower grade; underclassman
record of war; war chronicle; commentaries of war; military history
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
outflow; effluence; efflux; outflow (of people, capital, etc.); drain (of gold, talent, etc. from a country); leak (e.g. of personal information)
URL; uniform resource locator
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
hooray!; cheers!; bravo!; loud (e.g. applause); enthusiastic; tumultuous
bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted
secrecy; highly classified information
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to affect; to impact; to influence
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
confusion; disturbance; commotion; chaos; disorder
shriek of delight; cry of joy
calamity; disaster; misfortune
double suicide; lovers' suicide; group suicide; family suicide; dedication to the point of self-sacrifice
following precedent (instead of trying something new); reliance on precedent
to employ; to hire; to engage
another dimension; different level; whole other level
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
incorporation; conversion to a corporation; privatization (of a previously public body)
unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band