hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot); forerunner; pioneer
handcuffs; hand shackles; restrictions; restraints
handshake event; handshake session; event where it is possible to shake hands with a celebrity, sportsperson, pop star, etc.
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
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.
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
goods; merchandise; commercial items
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
(some small) help; an aid; some assistance
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
mentsuyu; noodle soup base; mixture of dashi, soy sauce, mirin and sugar
thin udon noodles (served chilled)
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key point; main point; weakling
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
in some way or other; in some shape or form; somehow
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
fine (grain, workmanship, etc.); close (weave); delicate; precise; accurate; careful
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery genre; detective genre
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)
to cease; to stop; to be over
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
to exist; to remain; to consist (in); to lie (in); to retain; to preserve
another; different; something else
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
magic; witchcraft; sorcery
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)