serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
beyond this point; from now on; after this
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
many; much; plenty; hardly
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
position; location; base; point; site
magical powers; supernatural powers; spell; charm
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
greenhouse; hothouse; conservatory; glasshouse
glazing; fitting with glass; transparency; openness; lack of secrecy
wherein; therein; thereinto
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
corner; section; one horn; narwhal (Monodon monoceros)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)
four and a half tatami mats; four-and-a-half-mat room; small room esp. for assignations
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right