shah; former ruler of Iran
single cell; simple-minded person; one-track-minded person
final adjustment; final coordination
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
producer; grower; maker; manufacturer
hairy; thickly haired; shaggy
to hit and break open; to crush; to smash
clearing one's throat; cough
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
in this way; along these lines; similarly
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
comic books; comics; comic; comical
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
bass range (in Japanese music); six even-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale; Japanese seven-tone gagaku scale similar to Mixolydian mode (corresp. to: re, mi, fa, so, la, ti, do)
cheap lodging or flophouse, especially in a skid row area or slum
falsely similar; counterfeit
to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)
to burn hotly; to burn redly; to lose one's temper; to get mad; to be upset
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
what do you want?; can I help you?
heart-wrenchingly; with a thrill in one's heart
in truth; as it is; as you are; in practice
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie