someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
shooting down (an aircraft)
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
(pilot or driver's) seat; cockpit
automatic pilot; autopilot; automatic control
staying in the air; remaining airborne
one cause; one reason; one factor
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
Shinto shrine precincts; holy precincts; sanctuary
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
voice recognition; speech recognition
to be softened; to calm down
ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to provide; to furnish; to equip; to install
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
personal grudge; personal enmity
just you wait and see (as a threat)
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
voice training; vocal exercises
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
censorship; inspection; examination
in the end; on top of that
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
the pen is mightier than the sword