dried trepang; dried sea slug; dried sea cucumber
orphan; person without friends
common platy (Xiphophorus maculatus); southern platyfish; moonfish
corn snake (Pantherophis guttatus); red rat snake
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
yes; wind that blows from north to north-east during spring and summer along the coast of the sea of Japan
takoyaki pan (cast iron with semi-spherical molds)
Occam's razor; Ockham's razor
toxic parent; parent who interferes excessively in their children's lives
acquaintance; making someone's acquaintance
hyaluronic acid; hyaluronan
imitating; copying; mimicking
guidelines; guiding principle; dictates
major change; major transformation
to be traumatized; to be shocked
evening star; Vesper; Hesperus; Venus in the evening sky
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
research methods; method of study (research)
dietitian; (licensed) nutritionist
artificial insemination; intrauterine insemination; IUI
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
youthful impetuosity; youthful vitality
the nail that sticks out gets hammered down; people that stick out too much get punished; tall trees catch much wind; people that excel at something become disliked
self-development; self-enlightenment
colored contact lens; coloured contact lens; cosmetic contact lens; decorative contact lens
reading but not responding to a text message (in a chat application); leaving (someone) on read
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
treating (someone) with great caution (so as not to anger or upset them); handling with kid gloves; treating gingerly
to be absorbed in thought; to muse; to muse about; to think things through
reforming; reuniting; getting back together (of a band, etc.)