facilitator; programme director; steering committee (chair)
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
person who gets easily elated (when praised, etc.); person who readily chimes in with others; person who gets carried away easily
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to carry in one's hand; to have in one's hand; to lead (e.g. troops); to present (an issue, policy, artistic work, etc.); to take up
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
retreating figure; appearance from behind
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
detached; aloof; indifferent
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
of no interest; not interested
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
to get someone to say; to make someone say; to let someone say; to let someone speak out; to make a sound
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
stillness; repose; standing still
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
to be worried; to be troubled
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
second day of the month; two days
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no