to help out of (trouble); to extricate
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
considerably; greatly; a lot
to be worn down; to be reduced
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
tradition; legend; folklore
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
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 miss (doing); to fail (to do)
something like that; sort of like that; similar to that; in that vein
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to subsist; to keep on living
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation
when it becomes; when it comes to
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...