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
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)
(instruction) manual; handbook
to tinker with; to fumble with; to twist up
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.
one's own work; making by oneself
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
author; writer; novelist; artist
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
dictionary of terminology; glossary
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
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
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
brood parasitism (planting one's eggs in another bird's nest, as demonstrated by the cuckoo, etc.)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
lawless; outrageous; insolent; rude; inexcusable; unpardonable
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service