hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to press a question; to cross-examine
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
obstinate; stubborn; obdurate; headstrong; willful; perverse
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
like this; in this way; as you see
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
Scorpio (constellation); the Scorpion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
not understanding; not knowing
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.
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah