at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
origin; appearance of auspicious omen
various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
comic books; comics; comic; comical
your acquaintance; people who know
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
snack (to have with a drink); side dish
free (of charge); gratuitous
to follow; to come along with one; to accompany
in the morning; during the morning
breakfast special; cheaper than usual breakfast combination
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
Tanaka Sen'ichi (1949.4.12-)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
cafe providing Internet, manga browsing, etc.; combined cafe
self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied
to be profitable; to yield a profit
parking lot; car park; carpark; parking garage
pay by the hour (parking)
basic rate (i.e. excluding optional service fees, usage charges, etc.); basic charge; base cost; base price
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
point in common; common feature
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.