to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; discomfiture; bafflement
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability
merchant's home; rented home; store; shop
outside of; not covered by
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
veil of darkness; curtain of night
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
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.
brilliant; bright; dazzling
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
frequency (of occurrence)
difference; variation; difference
to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
error; mistake; slip; bug
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
people who lived in Kyushu in ancient times, and who opposed the state of Yamato
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
to come and go; to go back and forth
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
ministries and government offices; the authorities
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
normalization (of a social problem, of a situation, etc.)
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
noisy; confused; uproarious
home position; origin; usual place (for something)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
cabinet; housing (of equipment)
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)