(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
bedside; near one's pillow
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to pass (of time); to elapse
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
going on and on (about inconsequential things); talking nonsense; idling away the time; dawdling
tsukemono; Japanese pickled vegetables
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
living; lifestyle; living room
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
calling someone over the phone many times
call register; incoming call history; list of received calls
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
last night; yesterday evening
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
member of an organized crime group; gangster; mobster; yakuza