overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
preparing for action or battle
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
small piece (e.g. of cloth)
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
day that is lucky the whole day (in the traditional calendar); auspicious day
good impression; favorable impression
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment
to reveal one's (poor) upbringing (through poor manners, etc.); to betray one's origin; to give oneself away
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
title; index; heading; headline; caption
whole nation; whole land; whole country
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
B; b; basement floor (as in B1F)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to appear in the newspaper
to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
(telephone) switchboard; switchboard operator
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
member of the upper house; senator
military clique; military party
release; liberation; acquittal
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying