sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
chief; main; principal; major
of no interest; not interested
invitation; introduction; temptation
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
in the end; at the end of the day
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
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.
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
general election (of the lower house)
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
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
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor