to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the other day; lately; recently
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be surprised; to be astonished
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
general idea; concept; notion
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
(wet) compress; poultice; fomentation
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
action of making something; -ification
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
Japanization; Japanisation
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
indeed; really; truly; very much
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to feel; to sense; to experience
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
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.
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive