shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
emperor (of Japan); mikado
wherein; therein; thereinto
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
one theory (opinion); another theory (opinion)
tens of thousands of years
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
preparation; arrangements
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
main question; real issue at hand
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
calamity; disaster; misfortune
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
principle; theory; fundamental truth
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre