vicissitudes, the way that the world or a person prospers one day and declines the next

dotting the i's and crossing the t's

successive series of questions and responses

pond, lake, moat / object used for storage

culture, cultural progress / fragrance, perfume

(archaic) thunder / (obsolete) something ferocious and imposing, a demon or devil

a lucky day, auspicious day

flower arrangement, ikebana / the discipline of flower arrangement, as something to be studied and practiced

opinion / advice, a suggestion

equal, equivalent, the same