astonished beyond words; speechless out of shock
fecundity; having many children; abundant production
revival house; repertory cinema; theater showing classic films
Aedes (genus of mosquitoes); striped mosquito
note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
monetary offering; offertory
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
stress-induced; stress-related
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
written estimate; quotation; quote
phone duty; being on call
menstrual pain; period pain
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
reading out and comparing (e.g. proofs against a manuscript); read-through (of a script)
Japanese leek (Allium chinense); Chinese onion; sour-sweet pickle of Japanese leek
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
lavish; luxurious; showy; gaudy
nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
northern Japan (usu. referring to Tōhoku and Hokkaido)
stiff neck; stiff shoulders
job hunting; job searching
drink money; drinking money
lover; boyfriend; girlfriend; soul mate
insecticide; insect repellent