original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense; attention to one's appearance; grooming-consciousness
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time)
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(feeling of) identification; sense of unity
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
(and) yet; but; for all that; nevertheless
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
vigorously (ripping, tearing, scratching, etc.); roughly; (eating) with a crunch; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
comics or novels about male homosexuality, targeted at young women
healthy; sound; wholesome
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
difference (of opinion); strange; odd; different
living thing; organism; creature; biology
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
one's house; one's home; one's family
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable
so; therefore; and; (and) then
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(instruction) manual; handbook
to tinker with; to fumble with; to fiddle with; to twiddle
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
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.
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
one's own work; making by oneself; farming on one's own land; independent farmer
playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
author; writer; novelist; artist
thick; bulky; massive; heavy
dictionary of terminology; glossary
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
disclosure; exposure; revelation