(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
workshop; studio; atelier
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
to get help; to enlist aid
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong); SAR
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
correlation; interrelation; intertwining
(medical) follow-up; observation
to provide against contingencies; to prepare for the worst
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
old friend; familiar face
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
to take a seat; to sit; to occupy a position (e.g. committee president)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
magnanimous in one's attitude of mind; grand in one's idea or mind-set
on hand; readily available
filling (meal); heavy; solid; substantial
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
cannot be compared with; no match for
to break into (houses here and there); to rampage
death from prostration; death from emaciation
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
protegee; someone who one considers as a younger sister