to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
commander-in-chief; leader; head of a group of companies
meditation; contemplation
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
dark (menswear) suit (midnight blue, black, etc.)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
support; help; backing; covering (from enemy attack); protection
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
file (for holding papers); file (collection of documents); filing; file
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)