thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent
someone who is suddenly quiet and meek; (lit.) borrowed cat
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
defined style; predetermined style; official style; rule
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
supremacy; predominance; being superior to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
being too late; losing one's final chance
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
piece; fragment; one (object)
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
shady; underhanded; questionable
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
young bird; chick; fledgling; greenhorn; fledgeling; novice
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on