favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
light (color, taste, etc.); faint (e.g. smell); pale; faint (feeling, hope, etc.); fleeting; slight
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
creak; squeak; creaking; discord; strife; friction
attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
thicket; bush; coppice; brushwood
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
to deceive; to cheat; to falsify; to misrepresent; to evade (a question, taxes, etc.); to dodge
imitation; counterfeit; fake; replica
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish
genuine article; real thing; real deal
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant
young girl; lass; adolescent female
soldier; combatant; warrior
nimble; agile; quick; quick (thinking); smart; alert
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
deployment; spreading out; dispersal
a short while ago; just now; already; for a long time
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
going through; going via; going by way of
direct connection; direct link