Vocabulary

aiki (principle that allows a conditioned practitioner to negate or redirect an opponent's power)

to have a rumor circulating

noise cancelling

terrazzo

transient

uchiwa-e; woodblock print to be displayed on an uchiwa fan

uchiwa fan with a picture painted on it; picture uchiwa

diethyl malonate

omocha-e; woodblock-printed picture intended as a toy for children

picture that changes as one folds or cuts it (e.g. from a picture of a smiling man to a man with a frown)

zoo hypothesis (theory on why humanity has had no contact with extraterrestrial life)

clearly; evidently; obviously

bright; shining; clear; evident

bright; shining; clear; evident

bright; shining; clear; evident

gross income; gross earnings

Gordian knot

Monte Carlo tree search

goal-making opportunity; scoring opportunity

football pitch; soccer field

printed edition (as opposed to digital)

crow's feet (wrinkles)

makuragaeshi; monster that flips pillows over at night

mentalist

cleaner; janitor

adhering (printed) paper to a thicker paper (e.g. cardboard)

ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

hwatu; Korean hanafuda

sandwich toaster; toastie maker; toastie iron

TV announcer not directly employed by a (single) TV network; freelance announcer

mahjong gambling; playing mahjong for money

late bloomer; flower blooming after its usual season (esp. in winter)

poisonous bait

online lesson

usage authorization

depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...

downwarp

character written by brush; brush-stroke character

character written by brush; brush-stroke character

platform-dependent character