housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
life; living; I; me; student
above-mentioned; above-named; above
and (also); both ... and; as well as
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
beforehand; in advance; previously
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to investigate; to examine
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
undergoing treatment (medical); receiving treatment
flaw; defect; problem; inconvenient
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
one's background; one's history; one's circumstances; one's merit; asset; strong point
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
third day of the month; three days
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
light; faint; pale; fleeting
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
physical condition; state of health
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
household economy; family finances
one grade; first-class; primary
authorization; authorisation; acknowledgment; acknowledgement; certification; recognition
day after day; day by day