and then; and so; and; so then
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies
abstention; nonintervention; noninterference
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
one's days and nights being reversed
fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice
with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
ingredient; component; composition
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
the ancients; ancient people
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
written explanation; written apology
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
depths of Hell; abyss; inescapable situation
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
(one's) quota; assignment
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
divide into four pieces; one fourth
first move (in go, shogi, etc.); moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative
help; assistance; service
to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively
five (long cylindrical things)
to be remembered; to go down in history
swallowing without chewing; swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning