feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
region; limits; stage; level
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
preparatory phase; preparatory period
decoration; ornament; trimmings
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
to press against each other; to huddle together
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
public relations; PR; publicity; publicizing
accounting; administration (of money)
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)