state of mind; mentality; psychology
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
color scheme; colour scheme
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
technical skill; ability; capacity
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)
sense of relief; feeling of relief
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
superior; excellent; fine
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
brute; beast; monster; inhuman person; ungrateful person
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
news program; news programme
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
freedom of the person; personal freedom; personal liberty
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon
sobriety; soberness; sober face
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
to be refined (character, manners); to be classy; to be polished
to find out; to discover; to detect
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) you (in reference to someone of lower status)
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand