cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal
hating to lose; unyielding; unbending; competitive; sore loser; determined
long ago; previous; of a former age
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
Mecca; Makkah; mecca; centre for some field or activity (center)
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.
(only) one option; one possible choice
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
electricity; (electric) light
to meet all three important conditions; to be a triple threat; to be ideal
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
game arcade; video arcade
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
Virgin Road (road in Ikebukuro specializing in young women's comics, video games, etc.)
woman; female; feminine gender
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
eight (long cylindrical things)
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)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
the other day; a few days ago
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
now that you say that; now that you mention it
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
street; quarter; district; area
than; other than; except; but
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
preface; introduction; preamble
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Saitama (city, prefecture)