harmony; concord; agreement; unity; union
folding book; counter for units of paper and nori (48 pages of Mino paper; 20 pages of hanshi; 10 sheets of nori); counter for folding books, folding screens, shields, etc.; counter for pairs (of curtains); counter for tatami mats
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
temple; shrine; hall; company; (arch.) front room
established practice; custom
signing; autograph session
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
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.
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
singularity; singular point
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
early (days); initial stage; initial
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to finish reading; to read through
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
fake; something false; sham; deception
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float