to cough violently; to have a coughing fit
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
den of vice; rogue's den; brothel; red-light district; cluttered room
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
high-pressure salesmanship; the hard sell; aggressive peddling
missing person; wanted person
complete stranger; total stranger
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
in search of; in order to look for
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
impudent; shameless; brazen
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
retainer; vassal; servant
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
to begin to fall (rain, etc.)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
tail (animal); tail end; tip
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
invisibly; secretly; privately
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to be perturbed; to be agitated
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
to haul in (e.g. rope, net, etc.); to pull in; to attract (e.g. stares)
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
to make a thundering sound; to make roar
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away