cancer research institute; cancer research center (centre)
low uplands; intermediary area between plains and mountains
to be valuable as scrap; to be able to do other work; to have marketable skills
housewife who works part-time
discipline; punishment; reprimand
serious topic (of conversation)
moth orchid (Phalaenopsis aphrodite)
Achilles tendon; calcaneal tendon; Achilles' heel; vulnerable point
island in a pond or river
drafting; requisition; impressment; commandeering; expropriation
fire station worker; member of a fire station
to make a wish (to a god); to pray (for the fulfilment of a wish)
aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)
yosakoi; dance originating in Kōchi Prefecture using naruko
vicissitudes; ups and downs
light emitting diode; LED
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
correction fluid; correcting fluid; white-out; Wite-Out; Tipp-Ex; Liquid Paper
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà