place; situation; position; location
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
operation; functioning; running
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
head; lead; vanguard; first
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
direct unforked road; straight path
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to collect; to assemble; to gather
authenticity; credibility
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
unthinkable; unimaginable; terrible; awful; (arch.) very
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
transactions; dealings; business
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
to commit a crime; to do evil
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
muzzling (a person); preventing (a person) from revealing something; silencing (a person); murdering (a person) to prevent them from revealing something
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder