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.
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
listening device; bug; wiretap
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
casual speech; peer language; informal language
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to be surprised; to be astonished
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
sickroom; hospital room; ward
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
application; request; petition
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
intention; idea; inclination; wish
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
anxiously; impatiently; worriedly; fretting; getting worked up
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only