being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
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.
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
peace; tranquility; tranquillity
closing of a school; closed school
sex establishment; brothel
to call in; to invite; to bring in
having an audience with someone of very high social standing (e.g. the emperor)
to collapse (physically or emotionally); to fall down
jujitsu (classical Japanese martial art, usually referring to fighting without a weapon); jiujitsu; jujutsu
technique; art; skill; move
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
usurpation; taking back; dispossession
back street; back alley; slums
business district; office complex
to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
standardization; manualization; compiling into a manual; formalization
ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
cooperation; coordination; link
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
outline; summary; gist; basic points
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
to be exhausted; to be worn out
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
to complete decisively; to do to completion
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food
addition; supplement; appending; appendix