(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
order's up; one order ready; coming up; problem solved; one down; all done
seeing with one's own eyes; witnessing
high academic achievement; advanced academic training; higher education
cat café; themed café where patrons can pet cats
fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)
enthusiast; fan; lover; devotee; aficionado
first thing in the morning
retreat; retirement; depression (hole)
cooking class; cookery school
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
sign (of things to come); good omen; good sign
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to waste; to treat shabbily; to treat frivolously; to handle roughly; to treat without respect
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
to become frayed; to become loose
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
perfect; perfection; perfect game
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
manner; demeanour; demeanor; bearing
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
declaration of war; proclamation of war
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate