solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
to happen to have on hand or in stock
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
closing time (library, museum, etc.)
fast asleep; dead to the world
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to make one's rounds; to patrol
invisibly; secretly; privately
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
something wrong; accident; change; abnormality; aberration
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
reading partway; leaving half-read
book; volume; this; present; main; head
in the meantime; meanwhile
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
intruder; invader; trespasser; raider
if it is the case that ...
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
head house (family); birthplace; originator
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being