scolding; telling-off; rebuke; lecture
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
artifact; excavated article; archaeological find
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
to lose interest (in); to grow less enthusiastic
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
marriage proposal; marriage talks
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
forgetting; lapse of memory
to understand; to appreciate; to interpret
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
changing completely; transformation
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
their Majesties the Emperor and Empress
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
on one hand; on the other hand
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to erase all trace of something
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
sensitivity (e.g. of a measuring instrument); reception (radio, TV, etc.); sensitivity (of film)
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation