prime minister; premier; chancellor
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
yesterday and today; only recently; just recently; only yesterday
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
self-restraint; voluntary restraint; self-imposed control; self-discipline
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
work; business; company; study
service industry; service sector
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
Golden Week (early-May holiday season in Japan)
right in the middle (of); midst; height
leisure facility (e.g. amusement park)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to whisper; to murmur; to rumor; to rumour
having said that; on the other hand
weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence
to grieve over; to mourn; to lament
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
like this; this sort; this way
society; public; community; social studies
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying