social page (of newspaper); local news page
article; news story; report; account
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; lately; recently
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
and; thereupon; because of that
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
shopping; purchased goods
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
by myself; in person; by oneself
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
since when; from when; how long
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
study; diligence; discount; reduction
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
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 walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
such; like that; that sort of; very
desktop; desktop computer; desktop of a computer (the primary screen for most graphical-based computer operating systems)
100,000; hundred thousand