grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
with surprise; with a start; fiercely (glare; in kabuki)
to have (esp. sex, food, etc.)
powdered cheese; cheese powder
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
sharing a room, flat, apartment, or house (with roommates, flatmates, etc.)
change of course (ship); steering in a different direction
to perceive; to understand
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
(disposable) shopping bag; carrier bag
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
getting an advance (on one's salary)
without thinking of the consequences
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
NHK; Japan Broadcasting Corporation
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
keyboard (piano, computer, etc.)
to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air
bill (at a restaurant); check
modern person; people of today
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 ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
supporting role (actor); minor role
coming to nothing; bubble on the surface of water; something that is short-lived
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy