pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sham battle; mock battle; dry run; military exercise; war game
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
exemplar; model; example; pattern
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
moai; Okinawan-style social support group
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
imitation; counterfeit; fake; sham; ersatz (object)
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
look of the sky (esp. of bad weather); weather; course (of events); situation; way the wind is blowing
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
rearranging; remodeling; remodelling
anatomical model of the human body
copycat criminal; copycat crime
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
obscure; vague; ambiguous
metal fake sword (esp. one that greatly resembles a real sword)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
imitation Japanese vellum
practice sword; fake sword
dim; vague; indistinct; faint; obscure
well-behaved (model) prisoner; trusty (trustee)
signs of rain; threat of rain
groping in the dark; exploring new avenues without having any clues
fabric (pattern) of human relationships
model or exemplary student
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
counterfeit goods; knock-off; imitation
checked pattern; chequered pattern; checks; checkers; chequers
model demonstration; model performance; exhibition
model train; model railway
kimono with design on the skirt
practice test; practice exam; mock exam
weather portending snow; snowflake pattern
scheme; model; blueprint; type
mock interview; practice interview
colored pattern; beautifully colored design; love scene
facets (aspects) of (human) life; the pattern of (one's) life
Model United Nations; Model UN
copy of an original manuscript, picture, piece of calligraphy, etc.
imitation pearl; fake pearl
(clothing) patterned all over
according to circumstances; dependent on the state of things
scattered pattern; irregular pattern
herring-bone pattern; herringbone pattern
imitation leather; artificial leather; leatherette
showery sky; (it is) looking showery
wait-and-see; sitting on the fence; waiting to see which way the wind blows
(carved) replica; reproduction
single pattern on the entirety of a garment
model answer (to an exam question); sample answer
model shop (selling model trains, etc.); model store
miniature stone copies of agricultural implements, mirrors, effigies, weapons, etc., used for funerary or ceremonial purposes in the Kofun period
calico plant (Alternanthera ficoidea)