steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
flood; freshet; inundation
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)
bedside; near one's pillow
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
stirring; slight movement
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
friendship; friendly relations; fellowship
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
labored breathing; laboured breathing; dyspnea; dyspnoea
to spend time (on doing something)
nine parts; nine percent; almost
Queen Mother; Empress Dowager
death from disease; death from illness
span of life; one's term of existence; destiny; fate; assigning a name to a number