Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
to be relieved; to feel relieved
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
how; in what way; by what means
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
staying behind; remaining; residual
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to wake (someone) up (by calling for them); to awaken; to call (to mind); to bring back (memories); to evoke
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
deadly serious; deadly earnest
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
(not) even once; (not) ever
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
brow; forehead; prominent forehead; beetle brow; not catching anything
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around