examination of tickets; ticket gate; ticket barrier
having no idea what will happen; God only knows; there is no knowing; you never can tell
independent action; acting alone
to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)
for a certain reason; owing to unavoidable circumstances
uncool; tacky; lame; corny
being easily frightened; losing one's nerve; coward; chatter (undesirable vibration in machine tools)
comprehension; understanding
saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake
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.
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.
reminiscence; nostalgia; thinking fondly of the past; recalling the old days
spin-off merchandise; related merchandise
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
bargain sale; selling cheaply; selling at a low price; giving out (too) readily; handing out freely; selling (oneself) short
to manage; to arrange; to see to (a matter); to consult (with); to talk (to)
wagon; tea wagon; teacart; station wagon; estate car
to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
stick-to-itiveness; perseverance; radical (esp. one that tends to ionize easily); root; indriya (faculty of the body having a specific function, i.e. the sensory organs)
guidance; direction; leading; guidance of juveniles to prevent delinquency; taking into custody (esp. of minors) for their protection
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
to sit in a row; to be present (and lined up)
photography event; photo session; photo shoot
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
to push aside; to push one's way through
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
rising (from one's bed); getting up; getting out of bed
free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault