(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
encyclopedia; encyclopaedia
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
treating someone like a child
seeming; pose; show; pretense; sham; mock
stole (shawl); stall; stall (of an engine); (animal) stall
it's nothing; don't mention it; no thanks necessary
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
arranging beforehand to tell the same story; getting the stories straight; coordinating one's stories
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
exorcism rite; purification
ryokan; traditional Japanese inn
besides; moreover; in addition; to make matters worse
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
amount of light; quantity of light
first thing in the morning
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
information discovery; disclosure of information
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
literally; to the letter; literal
azure-winged magpie (Cyanopica cyana); long-tailed
leaf (of a tree); tree leaves; foliage
mud; (wet) dirt; thief; Android (mobile operating system)
charm; attractiveness; courtesy; ingratiating behaviour; entertainment; amusement
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
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.
practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts
closely-packed series of lectures; intensive course
calling by name; designation; nomination