cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
care of (e.g. address on letter); c/o; encouragement; bringing around; stimulant; tonic
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded
detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
to summon; to get used to call
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
among these; between these; of these
to do in place of or on behalf of (someone)
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
establishment; settlement
the whole world; the universe
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love