bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly
beyond that point; after that
exactly as stated; verbatim
sign; indication; omen; symptom
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
originally; by nature; from the start
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to mix; to stir; to blend
unconsciousness; having no recollection of one's actions
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
sadistic desires; sadistic feelings
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to run up (a hill, stairs etc.); to dash up; to rush up
death from cold; freezing to death
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
Akiba; colloquial shortening of Akihabara
to not understand; to not (quite) know; to be unsure; to be unable to tell
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
well-balanced; considerate; of fine character
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
interest; appeal; attraction; fun