ability; capability; skill
irritable bowel syndrome; IBS
pornographic manga aimed at women
flowers and fruit; blossom and fruit; name and reality; form and content; appearance and substance
base unit (metre, etc.); standard unit
starting a business; opening a store (for the day)
business efforts; corporate efforts
Paramecium spp. (esp. Paramecium caudatum)
juvenile crime; juvenile delinquency
criminal punishment; criminal penalty
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
to take a breath; to take a short rest
application information; application guidelines; application handbook
unicellular organism; monad
seitai; manipulative therapy based on Chinese and Japanese traditions, and encompassing osteopathy, massage and chiropractic
came; went; were (somewhere); was (somewhere); were (doing); was (doing)
unofficial report; confidential report
to refuse; to decline; to deny
roofed mud wall around a villa or temple
counseling room; counselling room; consulting room; advisory centre
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
written apology; written statement of regret
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
health and physical education
in plain words; in plain terms; put simply
material (data) for one's research; research material
(not) even once; (not) ever
inter-scholastic athletics competition
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
trio; gang of three; threesome
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky