oppression; suppression; pressure
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
Warsaw Treaty Organization
(exaggerated) professing to be; passing oneself off as
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
talk; story; conversation
conduct; behavior; behaviour; being pregnant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
elbowing (someone); rejection; rebuff
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
frontline (military) base; forward base; outpost
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to make; to make (something) what it should be; to cause to be
optical fiber; optical fibre
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
stress (e.g. on a mechanical part); tension
electrical appliances; electric appliances
apparently; appears to be
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
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.
activity; briskness; prosperity
capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper
extremely spicy; fiery hot; extremely harsh (criticism, review, etc.); scathing
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
prejudice; bias; distorted view
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.