to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)
(not) so much; (not) that much
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
breakthrough; great discovery
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
one thin flat object; one sheet
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations