a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
having not the slightest idea
horizon (related to land)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to keep watch (e.g. on a suspect); to be on the lookout (for); to spend a lot of money (on); to treat oneself (to); to paste; to stick
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
that's got nothing to do with me; that's none of my business; that doesn't involve me
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
size; dimension; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
(state of) apparent death; suspended animation
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
laughing gas; nitrous oxide
gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker
sleep; sleeping; inactivity; death
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to know a little bit about; to learn a little of
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
research institute; (research) laboratory
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
surroundings; circumference
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
many; numerous; various; large number of
drawer; withdrawal (of money from an account); variety of knowledge and experience useful for handling things impromptu
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these