physiological saline; normal saline; saline solution
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
magnetic resonance imaging; MRI
miscarriage; (spontaneous) abortion; abortive birth
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
lack; deficiency; vacancy; absence; non-attendance
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
boiled and half-dried bonito
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
dynasty; reign; period; epoch; court; North Korea
Shizuoka (city, prefecture)
muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
left breast; left side of the chest
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
childish; child-like; innocent; naive
tenement house; row house
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to turn (something) over
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
to let the tension out of one's shoulders; to relax; to not take oneself too seriously
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
to come off; to slip down; to slip off