to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
nursing; (protective) care
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to apply for; to make an application; to propose (marriage); to offer (mediation); to make an overture (of peace); to challenge
copier; copy machine; photocopier
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
foreign; abroad; overseas
(special) correspondent (e.g. for a newspaper); representative; delegate
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
duty; function; office; mission; task
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
even if; even though; however; no matter how
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
take care of yourself; get well soon; God bless you; bless you
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
how many years; how long; what year
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.
tools and materials; equipment and materials
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
departure inspection (when leaving a country)
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
(that's) no good, is it?; dislike (on social media, etc.); thumbs-down; downvote
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
fake passport; forged passport
being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place
violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault