lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to badger; to pester; to beg
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
first meeting; first interview with
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
tomorrow will take care of itself; let the morn come and the meat with it; (lit.) tomorrow, the winds of tomorrow will blow
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
regular time; stated period
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
one person; another name; nickname; alias
hair on the back of one's head
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
to take a lot of dealing with; to be a handful
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
in proportion to; just as much as
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
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
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
decision; settlement; definition
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
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 play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
end of consecutive holidays
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning