knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
operating officer; company executive
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
the staff; inside the department
of all people; a person of ...'s standing
(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
constrained; uncomfortable; awkward
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)
to take a breath; to take a short rest
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to half-rise to one's feet
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
solicitude; consideration; concern; (excessive) kindness
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
authenticity; credibility
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
stipulation; stating clearly; documenting in writing; stating explicitly
that's the way it is; such is life
digital voice recorder; field recorder
one's own handwriting; autograph; holograph
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
intimidation; threat; bluster
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about