family trouble (quarrel); domestic squabble; internal squabble (over headship rights) in a daimyo family in the Edo period
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
to become excited; to grow lively
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colour
embodiment; realization; materialization
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to continue (going along some trend)
executives; top management; governing body
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
fighting in numerous battles
to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect
nervousness; oversensitivity
bowel movement; evacuation; understanding
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
deficiency disease (e.g. protein, vitamin, etc.)
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
main question; real issue at hand
vein (of ore); reef; streak; lode
to be collected; to be gathered (e.g. mushrooms, etc.); to be harvested; to be able to collect; to be able to mine
raw materials; ingredients
(find) common (meeting) ground
biological younger sister
election; selection; choice
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)
to be parted from; to be separated
something to rely on; aid; someone to rely on; relative; reminder; memento