trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
as (for); for; in the capacity of
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
genital organ; genitalia; sexual organ; reproductive organ
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to have a talk; to tell a story
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
mating season; estrus (oestrus); estrum; the rut
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
consequence; outcome; result; blame
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
solemn; sublime; grand; magnificent; impressive
Mino (former province located in the south of present-day Gifu Prefecture)