ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
carrying voice; well-projected voice
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
change (personnel); transfer; reshuffle
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
demotion; relegation; downgrading
will or decree (esp. of shogun); emperor's wishes
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
ruler; monarch; sovereign
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
as; because; with; due to
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; superb
to be too numerous; to be too much
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
to be transmitted; to be conveyed; to be leaked; to be passed along
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
unexpected; unforeseen; accidental
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
male instincts; male frivolity
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
silence; stillness; quietness
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity