reigning; controlling; dictating
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
newcomer; initiate; rookie
contributor (of written material)
tip of the hand; (use of) one's hands; cheap trick; superficial wit; cheap; makeshift (e.g. measures)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
absorption; suction; attraction
large-scale, long-running TV series (esp. of period pieces produced by NHK)
to do with enthusiasm; to be excited to do; to throw oneself into
from what I've heard; according to reports; from what they say
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching
hard to get; hard to come by
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
outside the school; outside the university; unaffiliated with the university; off-campus; extramural
otherworldliness; detachment from the real world; lack of worldly sense
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
closing party; closing event of a school, etc. festival
chilly; unpleasantly cold
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
appointment; rendezvous; date
in case of; at that time; at this time
perfidiousness; faithlessness; inconstancy; insincerity; falsehood
manners; behavior; behaviour
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to welter in blood; to be covered in blood
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
madder red; dark red; crimson