pre-eclampsia; (formerly) toxemia of pregnancy
concussion (of the brain)
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
going crazy; losing one's temper; snapping; sound of a stretched string snapping
slender build; slender figure; leptosome; waifish; leptosomaic; leptosomatic
teacher's license (licence) (required to teach in preschool, elementary or secondary schools)
children's park; children's playground
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
agricultural chemical (i.e. pesticide, herbicide, fungicide, etc.); agrochemical; agrichemical
detention pending trial; confinement; custody
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
Japanese (people, language, style)
to swell; to become swollen; to become puffy (e.g. face from lack of sleep); to become bloated (esp. from fluid retention)
harmonica; mouth organ; cunnilingus; hypodermic syringe
the teaching profession; education of laity
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
autopsy; inquest; investigation of death
ghost town; deserted village; village without inhabitants
Miyagi prefecture (Tōhoku area)
factory manager; works manager
famous piece of music; excellent song; (musical) masterpiece
warrant; summons; written order
during imprisonment; while in jail
Chief Cabinet Secretary (Japan); Chief of Staff (to the President, Prime Minister, etc.); Cabinet Secretary; Executive Secretary
all-night vigil over a body; wake
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
unnatural death; accidental death; violent death
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
noted doctor; excellent physician
unseasonable; out of season
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
death from cold; freezing to death
things at hand; personal belongings
artificial intelligence; AI
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation