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.
birthplace (e.g. of jazz, Buddhism); cradle (e.g. of civilization); place of origin
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
totally willing; fully motivated
to shout (in anger); to yell
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
limp; listless; enervated; flaccid; wilting; soft
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
pinch; tough spot; bind; clothespin; clothes peg
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
to rise; to get up; to stand up; to sit up
cool; chilly; feeling nice and cold
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
to look around; to survey
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine