needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
dregs; lees; grounds; pent-up feelings
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
had better ...; had better not ...
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
the aforementioned; the said; the usual; kudan; yōkai resembling a human-headed bovine, said to prophesize misfortune or bountiful harvest
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
landline telephone; fixed-line telephone
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to inform; to give notice; to tell in advance; to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
postponement; deferment; adjournment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
winter vacation; winter holidays
year-end and New Year holidays (e.g. from December 29 to January 3)
obstruction of business; interference with business
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing