old maid (card game); living without one's mother-in-law
sperm bank; semen bank; cryobank
one's own chopsticks; washable chopsticks carried in a case (used instead of disposable chopsticks)
(meshes of) the law; net of the law; justice
no problem; it doesn't matter
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender; LGBT
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
floor heating; underfloor heating
Avalokiteshvara (Bodhisattva); Avalokitesvara; Kannon; Kwannon; Guanyin; Buddhist deity of compassion
I don't like it; I hate it
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
subtraction; deduction (e.g. tax); subsidy
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
reform bill; reform proposal; amendment
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
taxpayers' (precious) money; hard-earned tax money; heavy tax; conscription; compulsory military service
company management; managing a company
isn't it; right?; you know?
subscriber; reader; admirer
underground; unconventional; radical; shady
repeatedly; several times; many times
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
highball; whisky and soda
what are we going to do?; uh-oh; oh crap; what a mess; oh brother
ex-husband; former husband
going along voluntarily to be questioned by police
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor