sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
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.
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to recover one's strength; to recover one's spirit; to revive; to be refreshed; to be invigorated; to be encouraged
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
your husband; her husband
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
to accept; to receive; to agree
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
(sound effect for) collapsing; losing strength; slumping; losing balance
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
baseball stadium; ballpark
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)