preservation; retainment; keeping
to shorten the distance (between); to close the gap (e.g. on the leader); to get closer (e.g. to someone); to close in (on)
comma; decimal point; radix point
the last moment; the very end
wall of rock; rock cliff; rock face
preference; priority; precedence
stabilization; stabilisation
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
too terrible to look at; unbearable to look at
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
pit of the stomach; solar plexus
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
nausea; sickness in the stomach
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
everything; anything; nothing
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
to pin down; to immobilize; to immobilise; to control; to suppress
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire