old people providing care for old people (parents, siblings, in-laws, etc.)
deep-fried tofu mixed with thinly sliced vegetables
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
brat; greenhorn; novice; green youth; child
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
withdrawal from a group; resignation; secession; unsubscribing (mailing list, etc.)
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
great love; passionate affair
to this extent; to this degree; this much; this little
maternity leave; paternity leave
regular customer; valued client
cruelty; hard-heartedness
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
Wei; Cao Wei; kingdom in China during the Three Kingdoms period (220-266); Wei; kingdom in China during the Warring States period (403-225 BCE)
dorayaki; dessert sandwich of two small sweet pancakes and red bean paste
condition of fire; heat level; fire strength
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)
to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
to get along well with; to make a go of it
ringtone (of mobile phones, portable phones, cellphones, etc.)
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
drawing a katana and attacking in the same stroke; doing (something) suddenly and without warning; doing without prior notice
selfish; egoistic; self-serving; self-interested
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to arrive home; to return
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
fixed date; appointed day
family-oriented; familial
appointment; rendezvous; date
cotton (material); red silk-cotton tree (Bombax ceiba)