midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
just one person; only one
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
independence; self-reliance
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
first generation; founder
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
domestic and foreign; inside and outside the country
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
new era; new period; new age; new epoch
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
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 stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
armor and helmet (armour)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
a Buddha; deceased person
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
pretending not to know; feigning ignorance
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
reputation; respectability
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan
celebrating recovery from illness
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned