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.
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
all; entire; whole; altogether
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to be found; to be discovered
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
leaving (a decision, job, etc.) to someone else; entrusting; leaving the choice of a meal to the chef; omakase
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; thing inside one's body believed to influence one's thoughts and feelings; (one's) unconscious; nervousness
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
street at night; making a night journey
(walking a long distance) at a steady pace; intently; earnestly; single-mindedly; trudgingly; ploddingly
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to become better; to improve
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)