dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
simply; merely; only; solely
oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to notify; to advise; (arch.) to know; (arch.) to reign; (arch.) to govern (a country)
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
better than nothing; better than none at all
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to fight (with); to cross swords; to compete (with); to argue (with); to have an argument; to have a dispute
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
true character; real nature
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
calm and collected; with composure; having enough and to spare
and yet; though; when; in spite of
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen