gastrospasm; stomach spasm; stomach cramps
five fruits (peach, Japanese plum, apricot, jujube, Japanese chestnut); five types of effect in cause-and-effect relationships; five effects of ignorance and formations on one's current life
scallion; shallot; green onion; spring onion
bed bath; sponge bath; blanket bath; toilet
blues experienced by college freshmen or workplace recruits shortly after beginning school or work; the May blues
sphygmomanometer (instrument used to measure blood pressure)
preoperative (preparation, diagnosis, etc.)
winning ticket; lucky number
nurse; (lit.) angel in white
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
garbage (rubbish) collection point
overseas assignment; overseas posting
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
environmental maintenance; environmental improvement
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
(cargo) depot; (garbage) collection site; (ammunition) dump
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims
to get back together (with a former partner)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
absconding; taking oneself off; slipping out (home) unnoticed early (e.g. from work, out of parties, etc.)
doctor's rounds (in hospital)
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever