reciprocal relationship; mutually beneficial relations; relationship with benefits to both parties
alteration; falsification; faking
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
under the control (of); under the dominion (of)
misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension
dated; date; date of effect (e.g. a rule change); fixed; external
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
match fixing; put-up job; fixed game
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
leaving or staying; (one's) course of action; (one's) position; (one's) attitude
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
summer vacation; summer holiday
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
to employ; to hire; to engage
destination (one is heading towards); goal
near oneself; close to one; familiar
to lay aside; to set aside
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
acquaintance; relation; affinity; reason
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
to lean (something) against; to set against; to prop up against
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
to make an enemy (of); to turn (someone) into an enemy; to antagonize
at work; in the midst of work; working
war; fighting; fierce competition