to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
new; unused; new; obvious; natural
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
patina; antique look; elegant simplicity; well-trained voice
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
of course; certainly; naturally
unprecedented; never seen before
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
rice cakes; pounded mochi rice
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
confusion; mixing; merger
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
still; even now; to this day