certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
woman; lady; adult female
to collect; to assemble; to gather
but; however; provided that
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
adjutant; aide; aide-de-camp
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
power; authority; jurisdiction
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
looking over someone's shoulder
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
mixed with; mingled with; interspersed with; dashed with; sprinkled with
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
bizarre; strange; weird; grotesque
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
clotted blood; gore; sticky clots of blood
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
to be conspicuous; to stand out
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
abandonment; renouncement; renunciation; resignation; abdication; surrender
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
the front; honest; upright; decent
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)