system by which hitting a certain jackpot increases the probability of hitting the next jackpot (on prepaid card pachinko machines)
Freud; Freud, Sigmund (1856-1939; Austrian neurologist)
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
reproduction on an enlarged or expanded scale
men and women of all ages
nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
bhikkhuni (fully ordained Buddhist nun); travelling female entertainer dressed as a nun (Kamakura, Muromachi periods); lowly prostitute dressed as a nun (Edo period); female servant hired to take the blame for a noblewoman's farts
imprudent; indiscreet; immodest; indecent; inconsiderate; inappropriate
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
new ground (science, art, etc.); new front; new scope; frontier
sale of goods (as opposed to services)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
(walking) stick; cane; wand
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
soft; tender; soft (colour, light, etc.); subdued; informal; light
single-lens reflex camera
big catch (of fish); big haul
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.
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
just failed (by a small margin); not quite acceptable; just a bit too late
administration of justice; judicature
Lagrangian point; Lagrange point
university professor; college professor
folklore studies; folkloristics
charm; charm (ornament); charm (quantum number)