regret; repentance; remorse
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to say; to be called; to do
to lend an ear to; to listen to
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
to be scheduled to (do); to be expected to (do)
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
to be able to manage somehow or another
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to think (only used to speak of others); to turn one's attention toward (only used to speak of others); to have feelings for (only used to speak of others); to honour the target of one's emotions
one's own house; own; personal; autologous
so; like this; in this way
being isolated and helpless; fighting (struggling) alone and unassisted
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
close associate; close aide; brains-truster
time; hour; period; class
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
curtain; hanging; bunting
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi