to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
nightclub with hostesses; risqué bar; dubious nightclub
how many people; a number of people
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
performer; entertainer; celebrity
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
hey; hello; wow; oh; oomph; heave-ho
to blow off; to be blown off
scattered; separated; dispersed
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
surrender (to the authorities); giving oneself up; turning oneself in
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to snatch from; to steal from
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
strong person; the strong; the powerful
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.
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
the reverse; other side; lining
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck