since some time or another; since who-knows-when
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
language learning ability; foreign language skills; linguistic ability
(linguistic) competence; language capability
to follow another's example
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
even more; still more; further
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
hand luggage; hand baggage
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
kindness; intimacy; friendship
secondhand bookshop; antiquarian bookshop
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)
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.
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
dripping ink marks; a work of calligraphy being written in bold and vivid strokes
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule