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 radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
reason for being; raison d'être
to freeze (in fear, surprise, etc.); to cower; to flinch; to shrink up; to shrink; to shrivel up
toughened glass; tempered glass
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
flier; flyer; fryer; frier
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)
to hide; to keep to oneself
to deceive; to blind the eyes of
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost