diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
complete cure; radical cure; complete recovery
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at once; immediately; right now
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
preference; priority; precedence
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
maternity room; delivery room
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
Japanese (people, language, style)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract