one's original family name; maiden name
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hard-boiled (person, style, etc.); tough; hard-boiled fiction
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
ridiculous baby name; unconventional baby name
birth; creation; formation
secret story; unknown episode
Dragon Knight (video game series)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(preliminary) skirmish; prelude; preliminary encounter; warm-up match (e.g. before a final)
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
deeply in love with; madly in love with; heads over heels in love with; to be crazy about
to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
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.
on the road; on the street; in the street; on the way
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
semi-transparent; translucent
door; gate; opening; title page