late summer heat; lingering summer heat
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
sense of loss; feeling of loss
parents' day (day when parents observe their children in school)
shichi-go-san; 7-5-3 day; festival day for children aged 7, 5 and 3 held on or around November 15; lucky numbers 7, 5 and 3
(gymnastics) pulling oneself upward with a forward, circling movement; back hip circle
sowing seeds; planting seeds; scattering seeds
to keep (a person) waiting
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
going to and fro; back and forth
to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
stock (of goods); reserve; supply
being a fast worker; fast in forming relationships with women; quick to resort to violence; quick to turn violent
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
paper diaper; disposable nappy
cloth diaper; cloth nappy
marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
to act lovestruck; to be fawning; to act affectionate
vicious circle; vicious cycle
to talk; to carry meaning
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
behavior; behaviour; conduct
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth