vice; immorality; corruption
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
to be kind to; to treat kindly
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
how do you do?; nice to meet you; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
pupil; student; schoolchild
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
to live; to reside; to inhabit
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
postwar period; period after Second World War
confusion; bustle; turmoil; to rush around; to act frantically
migrant worker; economic nomad
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)
town; city; municipal; urban
very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow
from here; from this place