fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
insertion; interposition; interpolation; infix
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
whether one likes it or not; inevitably; unavoidably; compulsorily; by force
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
sampling; taking a sample; sampling; distributing free samples
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
as soon as possible; ASAP
main hall; great hall; large hall; reception hall
kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
with these words; while saying
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!
pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
to soften; to moderate; to relieve
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
to do oneself; to do by oneself; to start work (on); to commence
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to
administration of justice; judicature
delivery; handing over; turning over; extradition