to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
destabilization; destabilisation
to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
method of treatment; cure; remedy
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
god's majesty; god's authority; might of Heaven
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to follow (a road, path, etc.); to trace; to follow (a clue, scent, tracks, plot, etc.); to trace (a route, history, family tree, etc.); to head towards (of a situation); to go in the direction of
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
to make a fist; to clench one's fist
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
don't worry about it; forget about it
dustbin of history; ash heap of history; obscurity; long-forgotten memory
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
offense; offence; crime; punishment
to breathe while sleeping
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
pure; innocent; pure; unmixed; long kimono made from the same plain-coloured cloth
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
highest peak; highest mountain; greatest authority; most prominent person; pinnacle (e.g. of art)
no way to do; nothing can be done
moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)