vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; difference
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
magnificent; grand; splendid; imposing
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to see all (of); to see everything; to see clearly; to perceive clearly; to give up (on); to abandon
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
blow; shock; strike; batting
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
successively; one after another
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
emergency evacuation site (typically outdoors); refuge shelter
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
restoration; restitution; rehabilitation
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
very small; very little; slight; trifling; negligible; insignificant
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
whichever one chooses; either way
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was