charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
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 ... but rather ...; 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; castor; caster
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
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 push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
about; on; regarding; per; 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 give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
last week; the week before
and yet; though; when; in spite of
volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer
build; physique; frame; constitution
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
entering a store; entering a restaurant; becoming an employee of a store; starting to work at a store; opening up a shop (in a department store, etc.)
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to push aside; to brush aside