trauma (usu. psychological)
to use X as a selling point
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
question; inquiry; enquiry
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nothing ventured, nothing gained; (lit.) you will not get the tiger cub without entering the tiger's den
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
meeting hall; assembly hall
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
setting up specially; special installation
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
audience; spectator; spectators
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
feeling of calmness and relaxation
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy
space (room, area, outer space)
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
being startled; getting a shock