certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
at least; at most; (even) just
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
long-cherished ambition; satisfaction
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
promising without due consideration
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to become distant; to recede
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
exclusive; attached to; specialist
contract; compact; agreement
different magazine (esp. by a different publisher); another magazine
same person; said person; the person in question; coterie; clique; dōjin
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
distance; interval; gap; difference; estrangement
stealthily; secretly; in secret
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
maid; helper; help; assistance
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways