to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
supremacy (over a nation); hegemony; domination; championship; victory
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
sect; denomination; tenets (of a religious sect)
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
to pass (of time); to elapse
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
company; corporation; workplace
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
Japan Self-Defense Forces; JSDF; self-defence force; self-defense force
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage