serial; serialized novel; serialised novel
leaving unfinished; unfinished ending
readership; target audience (of a magazine)
focusing on only the good points or strong points; incorporating the benefits (while ignoring the drawbacks); picking the best of both (everything); cherry-picking (e.g. information)
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
special award; special prize
photo studio; photographer; camera shop; photography supplies shop; photo processing shop; photo finishing shop
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
number of copies; circulation
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
zest for living; energy to live
recitation; reciting from memory
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
very highly commended; highly lauded; very well-received; very popular
to reach mutual understanding; to understand each other
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
suffixed to words indicating a class of people to create a plural (esp. in impolite contexts)
and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident
characteristic; like oneself; worthy of oneself
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
attending physician; physician in charge; (one's) family doctor