or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
record high; all-time high
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case
ward office; council (regional)
(battery) charger; AC adapter
coughing; hacking cough; thundering; drumming
official divorce registration papers
chastity; virtue; fidelity; feminine modesty
ditch; drain; gutter; trench
(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work
physical examination; medical examination; health checkup; health screening
personification; anthropomorphization
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
making off with (something); absconding; stolen; absconded (with)
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
spouse; wife; husband; partner
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
transparency; degree of clearness
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
what do you want?; can I help you?
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to make a mess of; to sacrifice; to waste
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
selling out; being sold out
charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish
not factored in; not included in calculations; unaccounted for; unplanned for
to work without sleep or rest
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
Shinto priest; chief Shinto priest (of a shrine); Welsh onion; pun in Buddhist monk jargon
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
district; section; sector