don't worry about it; forget about it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
job hunting; job searching
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
first day of the month; (arch.) first ten days of the lunar month
jūbako; multi-tiered food box
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
osechi; osechi-ryōri; traditional food eaten during the New Year's holidays
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); younger stepbrother
great depth; bottomless; great height
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
fish, meat, and vegetables stewed in a thick, sweet sauce of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
fried prawns; fried shrimp
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
New Year's Eve; December 31
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
second marriage; remarriage
at that time; in those days
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
resentment; indignation; anger
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain