machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
influence; effect; impact
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
senior high school student
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
conference room; council room
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
natural airhead; person prone to making silly mistakes
lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
menu; schedule; program; menu
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to take turns doing; to do in rotation
curry and rice; rice and curry; curry rice
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
sharing a table with someone you don't know (e.g. at a restaurant)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
actor; actress; player; performer
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to