Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)
special enlarged (bumper) issue
Red Cross Hospital (91 hospitals in Japan)
contrived; false-sounding
spider's thread; spider silk
fax; facsimile; fax machine
to throw up; to vomit; to spew
barnyard millet (Echinochloa esculenta); Japanese millet; sanwa millet
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
lapse of memory; (something) slipping one's mind; forgetting for a moment something one knows well
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
scale; bathroom scale; weighing machine
to be on the same wavelength; to think alike; to get along
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
blank space; margin; blank canvas
company secret; industrial secret; trade secret
living by oneself; living alone
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
morning and evening; from morning until night; constantly
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
real estate agent; realtor
house; dwelling; human habitation
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter
just one person; only one
otherwise; or else; if not
refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed
like everyone else; like most people; like an ordinary person; as much as anyone else