Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks; paternity leave
polynomial; integral expression
yellowtail amberjack (species of fish, Seriola lalandi)
Fukuyama Masaharu (1969.2-)
the two houses of legislature
portable safe; portable cash box
worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman
greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili); purplish amberjack; greater yellowtail
arm wrestling; to arm wrestle
free trial (e.g. of software, game, etc.)
plan for one's life; life planning
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
major-leaguer; member of a major-league team
school; school building; schoolhouse
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
Maitreya (bodhisattva); Ajita (one of the sixteen arhats)
cohabitation (usu. of a romantically involved couple); living together
to be off-pitch; to be off-key; to be out of tune
being closed; being blocked up; being occupied; unlucky direction (in Onmyōdō; due to the presence of a god such as Ten'ichijin)
bright; shining; clear; evident
permanent employment; being hired as a regular employee; non-trial appointment
child on waiting list (kindergarten, school, etc.)