while; during (the time when)
on countless occasions; many a time
upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
wintry mountain; mountain that is often climbed during the winter
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
mountain climber; mountaineer
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
hang in there; go for it; keep at it; do your best
this and that; various things
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
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.
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
barrier; checkpoint; gateway; hurdle; obstacle; trial
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
many; much; plenty; hardly
to clamour; to crowd; to jostle