Bufferin (brand of buffered aspirin)
menstrual pain; period pain
tightness (of money, financial conditions, etc.); pressure; stringency; being strained (of a situation); being tense; being pressing
pain relief; killing pain
reasonable (person); obedient (e.g. child); doing what one is told
evening meal; dinner; supper
increased volume or quantity
to meet; to assemble; to gather; to encounter; to run into
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
answering machine; answer phone
to have one's horizons broadened
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
to keep in mind; to memorize
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on
seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)
to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings
hot blood; warm blood; zeal; fervor; fervour
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
holy mother; birth mother of a holy man (or woman); Virgin Mary
alright to do; can do; do not mind doing; gladly do; might as well do
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
how dare ...; how could ...
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
fat; grease; blubber; lard; suet
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
to hesitate; to hold back; to be reluctant; to be unwilling; to have loose painful bowel movement; to suffer from tenesmus
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)