to count on one's fingers
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
ad; advertisement; address
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
horizontal deployment (of techniques, etc.); application to other fields
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
uncertain; indefinite; vague; ambiguous; equivocal; dubious
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
goal (in soccer, hockey, etc.); basket (in basketball); finish line; finishing line; reaching the finish line; finishing (a race)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
suitable; appropriate; befitting; conjoining; association; samprayukta
International Monetary Fund; IMF
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
tentative decision; unofficial offer (esp. job offer); informal offer
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
secretariat; executive office
cancellation; withdrawal; abolition; revocation; cancel; CAN
cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge