business; trade; operations; sales
decorative lights; illumination
maid cafe; cafe with waitresses dressed in cute maid costumes
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to pretend (e.g. to be a good father)
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
standing signboard; billboard; hoarding
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
curious; strange; unusual
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
New Tokyo International Airport (now Narita International Airport)
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
upmarket residential district; rich neighborhood
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to play a central role; to take a leading part
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.
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
illicit manufacturing; illicit distilling; moonshining
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
knowing only too well; being fully aware of
weird; disgusting; sickening
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener