masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
love game (tennis, badminton); game won without the opponent scoring
giving something a try because one has nothing to lose
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
to establish; to formulate
bamboo steamer; steaming basket; wooden frame holder with reed base used to steam food over a pot; soba served on a small wickerwork tray; wickerwork tray (for serving soba)
menopause; change of life
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
remittance fraud; bank transfer scam
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
metabolic syndrome; overweight
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
sobriety; soberness; sober face
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to fail to ...; to miss one's opportunity to ...
rolling (ship, etc.); rolling (start, plan, etc.); illegal street racing
stage of ennui (esp. in one's married life); period of lassitude; lethargic period; rut
such a thing; something like that
to need; to demand; to take; to require
pull tab; pull-tab; ring pull
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
why; how come; unfortunately; alas
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
heigh-ho; heave-ho; la-la
place; situation; position; location