to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
any more; any further; any better; any longer
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
myself; yourself; I; me; you
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
that's the way it is; such is life
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
police officer; policeman; policewoman
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
tengu; long-nosed goblin; bragging; conceit; braggart
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)