pregnancy; conception; gestation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
a long time ago; in those days
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
surely; certainly; without doubt
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
the other day; lately; recently
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
first meeting; first interview with
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
you (plural); all of you; you all
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be needed; to be wanted
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up