cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
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.
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.
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
pedestrian mall; car-free mall; (lit.) pedestrian paradise
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
right under; directly below
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
snugly; cosily; compactly
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything (in fishing)
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
the same; the said; likewise
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
cafe featuring Japanese-style sweets
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track