decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
foreign voyage; travelling overseas; travelling abroad
infection control measures
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
just because; even if; even though
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
working group; task force
urban area; urban district
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
place; spot; grounds; arena; stadium; range
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
as a child; when one was a child
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
wedding ring; wedding band
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to join together; to combine; to join up
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
quotation; citation; reference
literature; books (reference); document
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
to recover consciousness; to come to