12th day of the month; 12 days
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
failure; mistake; blunder
technique; art; skill; move
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
sticking (in one place, position, etc.); settling; becoming established (of a custom, system, etc.); taking hold; fixation; fixing
after a long time; for the first time in a while
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with