to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
observation; survey; watching
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
battle standard decorated with hanging strips of paper or leather; fireman's standard (Edo period)
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
alteration; falsification; faking
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
rewriting (book); renewal; transfer of ownership
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
optimism; taking an optimistic view
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances