guess; conjecture; surmise
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
banquet or reception hall
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
briskly; quickly; promptly
furnishings; implements; equipment
charcoal; charred remains
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
in one's own way or style
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
individual; one by one; separate; each
science; learning; scholarship; arts and sciences; academic pursuits