I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
virtuous mind; good intentions; good will; positive mindset; bona fides; good faith
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
look like; sound like; savor of; smack of
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to accustom; to train (e.g. one's ear); to tame; to domesticate; to train (an animal)
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
working feverishly; strenuous efforts; furious dedication (to a task); (arch.) having dishevelled hair; (arch.) fighting with dishevelled hair
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
everything turning out fine; the whole thing being settled
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter
number of words; vocality
beforehand; in advance; previously
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation
wintry sky; cold weather (in winter); wintry weather
to encamp; to take up positions
deliverer; deliveryman; delivery person
radiative cooling; radiational cooling
killing two birds with one stone
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease
considerably; greatly; a lot