to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
memory; ability to remember
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
protection; defence; support; safeguarding; championship; vindication
to rant and rave; to raise hell
homo-; homo; (male) homosexual; homozygote; homozygous; homogenization; Homo (genus of primates that includes modern humans)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
leatherman; conspicuously gay male who belongs to the leather subculture and engages in bodybuilding
state of the war; war situation
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
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.
brink of death; time to give up; knowing when to give up
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
pot (esp. teapot, coffee pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
counter for choices, options, etc.
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; (giving a) discount; price reduction; addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
addition; annexation; appendage
daimyo (Japanese feudal lord)
cutting the cake (at a wedding)
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
(Edo-period) town magistrate
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
ostrich (Struthio camelus)
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
to hang one's head; to droop one's head