burlesque; low comedy; farce
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
postal delivery; mail delivery; postman; mailman
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
just because; even if; even though
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
to join together; to combine; to join up
outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
origin; source; virtuous ancestor
number of times; frequency; count
thousands; several thousand
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
offering to a deity or somebody's spirit; tribute to a person who is about to depart
time axis; time basis; timeline
to settle (in a place); to settle down
equality; uniformity; evenness
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
several sheets (flat objects)
be (that) as it may; having said that
untiringly; persistently; without losing interest
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
substrate; (computer) circuit board
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
parts; accessories; components