starching (e.g. clothes); pasting; gluing (e.g. paper, a letter)
departing early in the morning; departing earlier than scheduled; premature (e.g. of an disease); early onset
starting late or behind schedule
Takahashi Youko (1953.5.11-) and (1966.8.28-)
there's no smoke without fire
amenorrhea (absence of menstruation); amenorrhoea
anyone can make a mistake; even Homer sometimes nods
menarche; first menstruation
Homer sometimes nods; (lit.) even Kōbō Daishi's handwriting contains mistakes
comparative; comparative degree
(addressee's) name; (recipient's) name and address
decline in academic ability; decline in academic performance
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
to lose the attacking initiative
lifting a girl's skirt; flipping up a skirt
misfortunes never come singly
being carried away by a current; drowning in a river; person who drowned in a river; cancellation; standing up
salt (e.g. sodium chloride, calcium sulfate, etc.); chloride
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
to crop; to shear; to cut or trim something evenly; to make all the same length
controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale
Heijō-kyō (ancient name of Nara)
cardboard box for mandarin oranges