maid; helper; help; assistance
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
attendee; participant; person present
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to cross the line; to go too far
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to become aroused (of emotions, nerves, etc.); to become excited; to become stirred up; to be proud; to be haughty; to be pompous
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
with a start; with a jump
interruption; suspension; break
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
if you think about it; come to think of it
gradual (destruction); progressive (dismantlement)
to stand still (for a while); to remain in one place; to stand alone (of a building, statue, tree, etc.); to stand quietly; to wander about; to loiter
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly; very; absolutely; by far
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
decision; determination; resolution
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
glamorous; charming; fascinatingly elegant; lovely; gorgeous; beguiling
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor