falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
the whole sky; the firmament; the heavens; the empyrean
bygones; the past; past event
as you can imagine; as imagined
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
using every trick in the book; using every trick one knows; by one rouse or another; with careful coaxing; carefully (e.g. nursing a damaged vehicle)
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
being good-for-nothing; useless person
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
heaven and earth; the universe; land; world; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
(not) a single person; (no) one
(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; dull; roundabout
to freeze (to something); to be frozen (to); to freeze hard; to freeze completely
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
crescent moon; young moon
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
just like; the same as; no different than
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite