at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
instant; moment; for an instant
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
dark elf (fictional race)
Spica (star in the constellation Virgo); Alpha Virginis
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
be (that) as it may; having said that
(taking a) spectacular photograph; photo taken at just the right moment
Sirius (star in the constellation Canis Major); Alpha Canis Majoris; the Dog Star
it's been a long time; long time no see
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
author; writer; novelist; artist
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
writing (e.g. as a profession)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
serious matter; major incident; matter of grave concern; crisis
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
heresy; evil ways; sorcery; black magic; netherworld; world outside the six realms where evil spirits roam
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.