moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
to trample (down); to crush (by trampling); to ravage
to beg; to ask; to request; to pray; to wish
Balcony of Appearances; balcony where the imperial family appears before the public; (sports) interview platform; winner's platform; dancing platform (in a disco)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
cheap and low-quality play; performance not worth paying to see; transparent act; see-through scheming
script; screenplay; scenario
consternation; falling into a panic; fluster; confusion; dismay; discomfiture
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
scheme; plot; artifice; stratagem; trick
evil design; crafty plan; plot
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
random; by chance; haphazard; hit-or-miss; unplanned
to manage something successfully; to be successful
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
citizens of one's own country; fellow countrymen; compatriots
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to take measures; to take steps
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
water damage; flood disaster
curse; divine punishment; wrath (of an angry spirit)
person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection
persecution complex; delusion of persecution; paranoia
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
human intellect; knowledge
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency