chamfering; beveling; bevelling; rounding the edges (of a vegetable); trimming the corners
PR brochure; public relations magazine
Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant
failing to recognize someone; underestimation
orphanage; children's home; foster home
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
doddering; tottering; unsteady; shaky; decrepit; infirm
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
incessant working; working non-stop
good bye; I'm off; see you later
sunny spot; exposure to the sun
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
regular customer; valued client
bad smell; affectation; fulsomeness
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance
origami; art of paper folding; hallmark; certificate of authenticity
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
riverside; edge of a river
a little; for a moment; a short while; just a minute
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to manage; to deal with; to cope with; to sentence; to condemn; to punish
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
dream for the future; hopes for the future
Fukushima (city, prefecture)
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place
stepwise; one step at a time