March; third month of the lunar calendar
seventeenth day of the month; seventeen days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
imperial palace; shrine; Grand Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager; woman of imperial lineage who has borne a child; elderly woman of imperial lineage
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
type B (blood, influenza, hepatitis, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
program (e.g. TV); programme
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
ago; since; before; previous
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
twelfth day of the month; twelve days
Libra (constellation); the Scales
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
variety show (e.g. on TV)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to lose sight of; to miss
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable