technical skill; ability; capacity
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); 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 (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
corruption (esp. by a government employee); bribery; graft
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
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to; all of a sudden
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 start sliding; to begin to slide; to begin to slip; to make a start; to start (off); to get under way
sobriety; soberness; sober face
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft; sophisticated
to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to lose (something); 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 (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
Lord; Sir; state minister (under the ritsuryō system or Meiji Grand Council system)
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation
visit for no reason; going on a fool's errand
with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to sing at the top of one's voice; to belt out a song; to express one's feelings fully in a poem; to praise in poetry