dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
discrimination; discernment; identification
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
mimesis; mimicry; camouflage
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
news; word; tidings; omen
difficult to ...; hard to ...
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
energy; energy; strength; energy source; energy resource; food energy
compensating; making up for; supplementation
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)
complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to jump upon (a moving object)
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
to detain; to check; to restrain
wise; sagacious; intelligent; sensible
desire for revenge; vengeful thought
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
body; group; party; gang; troupe; troop
to complain; to make a complaint
counter seat; seat at the counter
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money