abstruse; occult; mysterious
assistance in supporting a family
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
cunning and wickedness; cunning and wicked person
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart
service industry; service sector
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
interview (e.g. for a job)
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
unexpectedly; surprisingly
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
reputation; respectability
nothing special; no big deal; doesn't matter
choo-choo; chug-chug; chuff-chuff; brush-brush; scrub-scrub
shuriken; small throwing blade; throwing star
classification; categorization; sorting
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
hazardous materials; dangerous goods; explosives; combustibles
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
Buddhist temple; religious building; church; cathedral