to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
(giving) instruction; initiation
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
mouse (esp. laboratory); (computer) mouse; mouth
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
at first; in the beginning; originally
cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
amorous feelings; feeling of being in love
sweet and sour; bittersweet
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
sympathy; compassion; pity
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
cannot be compared with; no match for
difference; variation; difference
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
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.
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
steamroller voting; steamrollering
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
quintessential enka; enka with age-old lyrical themes set to a haunting traditional-style melody