complete change; about-face
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
in good (perfect) order; in apple-pie order
feebleness; weakness; weak
suspicious-looking; fishy
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
double-edged; double-edged blade
to be settled; to be brought to an end
settlement; solution; resolution
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
pair; the two; both persons; both things
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
pre-war days; before the war
most part; greater part; majority
surroundings; environs; circumference
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
world view; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung (philosophy); appearance of a world (e.g. in fiction)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
and so; therefore; for that reason
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)