fecundity; having many children; abundant production
menstrual pain; period pain
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
consultation on career, university, etc. choices
(apportioning) in small amounts
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
to tease; to irritate; to tantalize; to keep (someone) in suspense
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
horror film; horror movie
answering machine; answerphone
female university student; female college student
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
spirit of a dead person; ghost; departed soul
strong wind; high wind; moderate gale
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
drinking party; get-together
charging (electrically); electrification
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
back off!; leave me alone!
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
close; intimate; on good terms
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
one-by-one; separately; in detail
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)