in accordance with plans; just as planned
how many years; how long; what year
tension; mental strain; nervousness
commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
rain water; "rain water" solar term (approx. February 19)
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
gem; jewel; precious stone
route map (buses, trains, etc.)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
locking up (doors and windows); fastening the doors
bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
opposite side; other side; other party
U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); returning to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to lose completely; to waste; to let slip away
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
glass sphere; glass bead; glass marble
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
section; cross section; profile
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring