shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
tell-all book; revealing book; kiss-and-tell book; scandalous book
faked information; bogus intelligence; disinformation
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
person concerned; interested party; related party
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
minority group (party); minority
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
Moro; Muslim inhabitant of the Philippines; conspicuously; openly; completely; entirely
show business; entertainment industry; world of entertainment
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
escaping the heat to enjoy the cool breeze (by the river, etc.)
narrator; storyteller; reciter
exposure; laying bare; baring (e.g. skin); (photographic) exposure
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
body; physical system; (the) person
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
iron hammer; (fig.) crushing blow
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
right hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)