spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
Doraemon (manga by Fujiko F. Fujio; media franchise)
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
how admirably; how wonderfully; incredibly well; splendidly
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
role-play; role-playing; role-playing game; RPG
the last moment; the very end
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; one's time (to act); one's chance
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
rather; sooner; preferably
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
great person; eminent figure
Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese trick-taking game)
position in a game; state of the game; situation; stage; phase
historical; traditional; historic
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
Led Zeppelin (British rock band)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty