structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to differ; to vary; to disagree
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
speech; expression; wording; language
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
plural; multiple; several
at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance
meanwhile; in the meantime
reopening; resumption; restarting
to grow light; to become white; to turn grey (gray)
time; season; period; phase; stage
subordinate work; assistant; servant
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
downy hair; down; vellus hair; lanugo
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
the whole day; all the day
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
intent; intention; bad faith; mens rea (guilty mind)
quarrel; trouble; dispute
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
proposal; offer; request; application
one by one; one at a time; in turn
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance