neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to manage something successfully; to be successful
bloodsucking; sucking blood
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to face; to go towards; to head towards
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
technical book; specialized book; treatise
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
very messy; (stuff) all over the place; (lit.) no space even for one's feet
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
dejectedly; sorrowfully; crestfallen
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
this sort of; this type of
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in