former residence status in Japan for foreign students in Japanese language schools and vocational schools (abolished in 2010)
maternity room; delivery room
dinks (double-income, no kids); childless working couple
honeymoon baby; baby conceived on one's honeymoon
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act
Together: Edgar Winter and Johnny Winter Live
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
treasured picture; secret picture; obscene picture
south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles
generally; overall; across the board; as a whole
unlucky quarter (southwest)
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
busy; hurried; yours sincerely; yours in haste; (arch.) simple; (arch.) brief
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
sunken kotatsu; low table over a hole in the floor (may have a heat source underneath and a hanging quilt to retain warmth)
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
unapprovable; unable to be confirmed
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
half-holiday; sixth round (in a game of 12 rounds)
initial medical examination
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect