association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to be softened; to calm down
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
pointing out; identification
to be perturbed; to be agitated
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
the whole day; all the day
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
course; route; path; process; means
alert status; emergency alert
retention; maintenance; preservation
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to follow another's example
flight; desertion; escape
everything; anything; nothing
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
to dye; to colour; to color
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
abrupt; sudden; unexpected