T-shaped wooden bell hammer
company split-up; spinning off of a separate company
Christchurch (New Zealand)
alopecia areata; spot baldness
childcare leave; maternity leave
dove; moderate; soft-liner
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
fourth day of the month; four days
to peak (at a given time or given group); to approach the peak; to come to a peak
taking a junior high-school entrance examination
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
anguished; distressed; worried; horny
reinstatement; reappointment
skipping rope; jump rope; skipping; rope-jumping
chest; coffer; rice tub; lidded round, wooden container for cooked rice
screen name; username; handle
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
health management; health maintenance; health care
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
clearing one's throat; cough
to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
campground; campsite; camping-ground
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
to live; to make a living; to get on with
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
business hours; opening hours; office hours
to close (one's eyes); to shut
24 hours; twenty-four hours
management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
one night; one evening; all night; overnight