regulation cap; school cap
soccer ball; football (as used in soccer)
to send flying with a kick
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
external pressure; foreign threat
attraction; lure; invitation
make-up; get-up; disguise; costume
great difference; major mistake
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
(in the same way) as before; as always
to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
(brute) force; using all one's might
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
one's true feelings and one's official stance (which may be at odds); one's real motive and one's stated reason
white; correction fluid; white-out
establishment; the Establishment
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
racking one's brains; worrying oneself; being anxious
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to begin grandly; to start with a bang; to make a spectacular beginning; (lit.) to throw open the curtains
rise; swell; elevation; upsurge
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
servant; manservant; menial
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
neighboring prefecture; neighbouring prefecture
outskirts; environs (of a city); surrounding area; surroundings
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable
transmitter; homing device