state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
piling shame on top of shame
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to set (sun); to become dark
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
inverted; upside down; reversed; back to front
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
practical; realistic; pragmatic
maintenance; preservation; improvement
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to be enrolled (in a college, course of study, etc.); to be a member (of an organization)
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
hanging in midair; suspended in midair; midair stunt; aerial stunt
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
directly; in person; firsthand