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.
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
suspicious-looking; fishy
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
sum; surface-to-air missile; SAM
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
general idea; concept; notion
to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
difficult to ...; hard to ...
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
the other day; a few days ago
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
the opposite sex; isomerism
honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...