anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
tension; mental strain; nervousness
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
moving from place to place; being passed around repeatedly; rolling about
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
every year; yearly; annually
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to publish a book; to put out a book
no!; no no!; no, not at all
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
serious; severe; grave; acute