maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
milk powder; baby formula
stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)
stroke (of a kanji, etc.)
secondhand article; secondhand goods; used item
forty-ninth day after a person's death
premises search; household search
scarlet eggplant (Solanum aethiopicum); gilo
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
written explanation; written apology
to be affected; to put on airs; to pose
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
to sell well; to sell out; to be worldly and understanding; to be sensible; to be sorted out; to be put in order
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
watchdog; chaperone; watcher
smuggling; bootlegging; illicit trade
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
trader; smuggler; pusher; drug dealer; drug runner
to be born; to come into the world
receiving an official appointment; being appointed (to the post of)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
separate; scattered; apart
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
four (long cylindrical things)
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
exposing; unmasking; laying bare
pardon me for leaving (first)
plain wood; unfinished woodwork
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
to go after one's dreams; to follow one's dreams; to pursue one's dreams
one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress
pleasure; delight; enjoyment