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.
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
weight; body weight; importance; weight; emphasis
freezing; turning into ice; freezing; locking up; freezing (in one's tracks); frieze (part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice)
to be touching; to be moving
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
another kind; different kind; distinct species
main purpose; primary objective
each individual; each person
potentiality; dormancy; latency
regarding highly; attaching importance to
averaging; levelling (off); equalization; standardization; balance
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
prompt; immediate; in real time
long-serving soldier; veteran
to temper thoroughly; to train well
to be to the point; to be pertinent
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
prospects of victory; chances of success
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
one end; an end; part; fragment