ylang-ylang (Cananga odorata); ilang-ilang
physical culture; bodybuilding (body development, not necessarily weightlifting)
Non-alcoholic mixed drink
drop of water; polka dots
trying to conceive; attempting to get pregnant (through various means)
floor heating; underfloor heating
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
sweet rice jelly; Edo-period herbal medicine (used as an antitussive and a breath freshener)
plaster or mortar-covered wall
new shop; new store; new restaurant
overseas assignment; overseas posting
implantation (of an embryo)
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
I thought so; I suspected as much; Just as I thought; Now you are talking; That's the spirit
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
lunchbox made with loving care by one's wife
large container; person of great talent
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
unmarried person; bachelor; spinster
source of revenue; financial supporter
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
dressing oneself up to look young; altering one's appearance to look young; dressing younger than one's age
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
within the jurisdiction of
call for attention; alert; heads-up; reminder
aroma; class; style; aromatherapy
first person to say something; first person to suggest something