sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
pessimism; disappointment
efficacy; benefit; efficiency; effect; result; success
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
by some chance; somehow; in some way; somehow or other; one way or another; by any means possible
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to break the silence; to break one's silence
just one person; only one
that night; that evening; over the course of the evening
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
fitting (e.g. door, window); fit; succession; continuation; series
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
with all one's strength; with all one's might
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
household; home; family; housekeeping
(not) even once; (not) ever
staying somewhere else (overnight); spending the night away (e.g. from home); going home (e.g. from hospital) for the night; sleepover
late at night; at a late hour
in name only; titular; nominal
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
face; looks; vestiges; trace
chilly; rather cold; somewhat cold
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
eardrum; tympanic membrane
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears