scenery; scene; landscape
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
topic of discussion; agenda
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
innermost depths of one's heart
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
to get one's head around; to think about
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
conference room; council room
suddenly; all of a sudden
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
good prospects; full of hope; promising
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
all present; all concerned; all of us
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
to make merry; to be festive
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
presence; sitting with; being with
grave; sad; mournful; sorrowful; pensive
in the same way as; just like
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
looking depressed; long face
to stop; to stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
cannot be undone; can't be recovered from
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb