even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
rough voice (e.g. when one has a cold or sore throat)
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to be sooty; to be stained
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
high class; esteemed; cherished
slim; slender; slight; delicate
from out of nowhere; from who knows where
unable to speak; inarticulate; mute; speechless; tongue-tied
former convict; old offender; ex-convict; person with a criminal record
forced laugh; forced smile
to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)
tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
well aware of; know thoroughly; being familiar with (and thus feeling no need for restraint)
witty (happy, apt) remark; well-worded saying; epigram; aphorism
stating (one's views); expressing
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
insight; power of observation
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
reinstatement; reappointment
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
lovable; sweet; charming; pitiful; pathetic; touching