(Nintendo) Super Famicom (equiv: Super Nintendo or SNES); Super Nintendo Entertainment System
(Nintendo) (abbr) Famicom (Family Computer) (equiv: NES)
(Sega) Mega Drive; MD (US equiv: Genesis)
(NEC) PC Engine (equiv: Turbografx 16)
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to talk; to chat; to chatter
unpredictability; element of surprise
white flag; truce flag; surrender flag
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
consecutive victories; series of victories
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
folding; collapsible; telescopic
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
earnings from a part-time job
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
if so; in that case; in that situation