to be at a loss; to be puzzled
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)
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
middle of the night; dead of night
curse; spell; malediction
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
discovery; detection; finding
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
(next-door) neighbour; neighbor
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
probity check; background investigation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to lose one's way; to get lost
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
in that way; like that; that way
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to watch steadily; to stare
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
without thinking of the consequences
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
simmer; bubble out; flow out