to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
conversely; on the contrary
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
such ... as; or some such
one's last moments; (on) the point of death; (on) one's deathbed
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
heart; guts; nerve; central part
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
northern part; the north (of a region)
to cause; to induce; to bring about a result or state; to produce
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
just the other day; quite recently
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
possession; retention; maintenance
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to break; to tear; to pierce; to split; to burst
emergency alert; critical alert; emergency warning
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
stone artifact; article made of stone
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
operation; functioning; running
woman; female; feminine gender
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation