alteration; falsification; faking
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
advance payment; advance delivery
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
medical treatment (esp. surgical)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
to brave a danger; to take a risk
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
adversary; opposition; hostile forces
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
spirit world; underworld; the next world
pseudo; quasi; false; suspected (case, e.g. of disease)