to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
prevention; precaution; protection against
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
one turn; one round; (a) size; to go around; to make a circuit; twelve years
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
brand items; brand-name goods
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to look young; to seem young
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
notice; attention; observation
until now; so far; up to the present
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
serious; not joking; straight
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
to be found; to be discovered
no, not like that (but like this)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
while; even though; despite
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
same generation; one's generation
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)