because of; owing to; due to
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
in succession; one by one
senior high school student
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
(right at the) side; just beside
at a loss for words; stumped for words
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
as a god; as was done in the age of the gods
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
last week; the week before
and yet; though; when; in spite of
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler