to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
to happen to meet; to come across
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to get worked up; to be eager (enthusiastic); to rouse oneself
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
Home Ministry; Department of the Interior (US, etc.); Home Office (UK); Ministry of Home Affairs (Japan, pre-1947)
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
monolith; large slab of rock
close; intimate; on good terms
read-only memory; ROM; lurker (on a forum); read-only member
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
voice recognition; speech recognition
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be helpful; to be useful
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
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.
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited