tension; mental strain; nervousness
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
long ago; a long time ago; already
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to keep watch; to stand guard
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable
tranquillity and peace; tranquility and peace; peaceful and uneventful
police officer; policeman; constable
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to shake one's head (in denial)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
chilly; unpleasantly cold
to make a circle (of a motion, arrangement, etc.); to move (e.g. one's head) in a circle; to form (the shape of) a circle; to draw a circle
noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)