fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
gender; distinction of sex; sex
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to smirk; to grin broadly
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
to be silent; to say nothing
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.
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken
something like ...; something called ...
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
street; quarter; district; area
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation