spell; curse; incantation
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
full view; plain sight; completely visible
possible; conceivable; likely; probable
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
middle of the night; dead of night
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour
queen; queen; queen (chess piece); Queen (highest title for female players in competitive karuta)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
trace; vestige; mark; sign; evidence
in the morning; during the morning
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
memory; sense; experience
period of time; time slot; time zone
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
round shape; circle; circular form
to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
stretch (of a material); stretch material; stretch (exercise); stretching; stretch; straight (course)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting