Alternative form of 見かけによらず

in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

Synonym of どっこいしょ; Synonym of よいしょ

to sit on the fence; to be opportunistic

depending on the situation

entreating the enemy to surrender

to entreat the enemy to surrender

Alternative spelling of 天下り: descent to earth from heaven; an avatar; in Japan's postwar period, the practice of awarding a high-level bureaucrat with a high-paying job after retirement (also spelled 天下り): a kind of revolving door syndrome

calling the spirits of the dead / spiritualism

to call, contact, or communicate with the spirits of the dead, to act as a medium