negative emotions; negative feelings
fiction; fabrication; concoction; falsework (scaffolding, etc.)
training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
heaven's dispensation; divine providence; plan of nature
what I want to say is ...; the fact of the matter is ...; none other than ...
to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
losing oneself; on top of the world; walking on air; frivolous
post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD
earthquake disaster; Great Kanto Earthquake (1923)
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
what people say; rumours; public opinion
portable shrine (carried in festivals); buttocks; lower back; waist
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
wide difference; a world of difference
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
restless; on edge (and unable to concentrate); distracted; for some reason
weakening; emaciation; decline
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
serialization; serialisation; serial story
large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
personal affair; one's own affair
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
mobilization; mobilisation
(total) number (of people or things); count; quota
(one's) younger brother; foolish younger brother
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown