puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
in the end; at the end of the day
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
with these words; while saying
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
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.
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
steady advance; carrying all before one
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
general election (of the lower house)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
(social) position; status
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
overly serious; serious to a fault; humorless
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
in that manner; like that
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once