real image; real form; real-life image; true picture
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
beyond that point; after that
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to fire into; to shoot into
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
appalling; horrifying; dreadful; hideous; revolting; disgusting
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to smile (at); to grin (at)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
to be smeared; to be covered
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to look around; to survey