contrived; false-sounding
deep emotion; strong feelings
physical condition; state of health
spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
to become possible; to become able to (do)
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
incremental; step-by-step; gradual; stepwise
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
to drink up; to drain (cup)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
in the future; another day; later
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
from the beginning; from scratch
early (days); initial stage; initial
twilight; time for disasters (similar to 'the witching hour' but not midnight)
dead of night; middle of the night; midnight; third quarter of the hour of the ox (2-2:30am, or 3-3:30am)
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
to play a leading role; to play a central part
inner-city area; city center
place; point; part; counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
section manager; section chief
health; healthy; sound; fit
phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
(computer) console; single console for multiple diving gauges
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly