substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
postmortem lividity; livor mortis; death spot
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
gravity; gravitation; gravitational pull
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
precipitation; deposition; settlement (e.g. of sediment)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(scattered) spots; specks; speckles
mesh-patterned; webbed; cancellous; cancellate; reticulate; reticulated
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
distance; difference; gap; disparity; gulf; chasm
difficult to ...; hard to ...
pack; packet; to pack; to package; (cosmetic) face pack; face mask
feeling sick; feeling nauseous; feeling unwell; feeling displeased; feeling offended; feeling irritated
to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
supply; provision; raising; procurement
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very