patent; one's specialty (party piece, etc.)
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
to use and then throw away
plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)
child born with teeth; child which does not resemble its parents; changeling; wild child; badly-behaved child
(horned) blue demon; blue ogre
first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
the people; citizens; the populace
new land; new world; new sphere of activity
to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)
ignition; catching fire; firing (e.g. gun); discharging
to kill by burning to death
responsiveness; responding; divine response (e.g. to a prayer); divine inspiration; induction (electromagnetism); inducing
grimoire; book of magic; book of sorcery
unmeasurable; impossible to measure
source (of a transmission, broadcast, etc.); point of origin
tuning (e.g. instruments); stroke oar; head oarsman
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
a long time ago; quickly; swiftly
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
conviction based on flawed ideas; obstructive thought
mudslinging contest; mudslinging match
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to drag; to pull
currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
to get distracted; to jump off the track
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
fib; exaggeration (of the truth); snow job