resentment; grudge; pent-up anger; frustration; bitterness
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
(hand) towel; handkerchief
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku stewed in soy-flavored dashi
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
to vent one's frustration; to relieve one's pent-up anger; to let off one's pent-up feelings; to let off steam
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
brown bear (esp. the Ussuri brown bear, Ursus arctos lasiotus)
end; close; finish; termination
certain reasons; certain circumstances; professional constraints; (lit.) adult reasons
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
bereavement; separation by death; loss
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
philosophical view; looking at philosophically; long view; farsighted view
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
synopsis; plot; outline; plan; scheme; program
final destination; last stop; end; conclusion; goal
great disturbance; great tumult; turmoil; wild uproar; pandemonium
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
(another's) spirit; God's heart or spirit; Lord's will
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
present (brought by a visitor); gift
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate