dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
to be born; to come into the world
poor physical health; bad shape
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to sleep together (e.g. man and a woman); to lie with each other
maternity leave; paternity leave
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
supreme; sublime; highest
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
completely; entirely; nonchalantly; as if nothing happened
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
first snow (of the season); first snowfall
to cover fully; to wrap around
smoothly; easily; readily
good (quality, condition, etc.); Good (grade); B
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
fourth month of the lunar calendar
language of flowers; floriography; flower symbolism, e.g. red roses mean love
to attack; to assault; to assail
mental charm; moral beauty
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
personal; individual; private
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
mad (with grief, love, etc.); crazy; out of one's mind; on the verge of insanity
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time