outline; summary; gist; basic points
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge
without trouble; easily; readily
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
program (e.g. TV); programme
bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
viewer (esp. of television, streaming video content); audience; viewership; listener (occ. of radio, audio streaming content)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
maintenance of public order; maintaining security
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
to alter one's state of consciousness; to change one's mindset; to change one's attitude
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
to backfire; to have a harmful result
expressive power; inventiveness; creative power
(great mental) resources; quick brain; resourcefulness; good wits
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
magic; Magic Marker; felt-tip pen; magic number
ahead (of); before; slightly earlier
already; as early as; at the earliest; at the soonest
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
frequent; continual; constant; great; intense; strong
sense of fulfillment; sense of completeness; sense of accomplishment; sense of contentment
the other day; some time ago; recently
to rekindle one's love; to fall in love again (with a person one has previously been in love with)
television program; TV program
to seize; to impound; to garnish; to attach goods
plausible (but untrue); credible (e.g. lie); specious; seemingly truthful
without showing any sign of; without giving the slightest indication of; without saying anything of; without breathing a word of
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
lonely; desolate; forlornness; desolation
leaving the remaining corrections up to the printer after having finished proofreading; OK with corrections
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
to cause to swell; to inflame
complete works; complete collection; complete series