glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
the other day; a few days ago
funeral; burial; condolence
covert action; covert operations
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly
explosion; rupture; break off
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain
one by one; one after another; successively
to understand from experience
disturbance; trouble; ups and downs
eighth day of the month; eight days
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
conference room; council room
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
to call out; to ask someone to come
chair; stool; post; office; position
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
the clouds look menacing; things don't look good
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
with a bump; with a clunk
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
revision (of text); alteration; change
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
incident; affair; happening; event
of course; certainly; naturally
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to dig up; to unearth; to uncover
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause