emergency; extraordinary; unusual
at first; initially; in the beginning
to order; to command; to appoint
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
to detain; to check; to restrain
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to make an appearance; to show up
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
occupation; calling; livelihood
tunnel; (mining) gallery; level; shaft; pit
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
patrolling; one's rounds; inspection tour; watchman; patrolman
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
if so; in that case; in that situation
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
regret; repentance; remorse
short pause; short interval
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
going through; going via; going by way of
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
bare rock; rock surface; rock face
to shave off; to scrape off
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key
living thing; living creature; animal; life