adviser; someone to consult with; someone to turn to about one's concerns; confidant
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change in kabuki (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate)
elite bureaucrat; high government official; high-ranking bureaucrat; senior government official
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
alluring words; endearing words; sugared words; sweet words; honeyed words; flattery
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
state of mind; mentality; psychology
what's what; heads or tails
songwriting (words and music)
chorus; singing in a chorus
drawing board; drafting board
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
adherent; devotee; believer
outsider; someone outside of a group
dissenting opinion; opposite viewpoint; contraview
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to summon courage; to be brave
way; method; means; resource; course
recommendation; endorsement
to incorporate; to work into; to insert
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
peace talks; peace negotiations
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
neighboring countries; surrounding countries
reconciliation; make peace with