(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
lidded plastic container; Tupperware
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
demon of ill health; disease
temporary closing of classes
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
contest between two groups; intra-squad game
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
kinpira gobō; braised burdock root; chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to distribute; to apportion; to divide
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the sixth sense; intuition; hunch
preliminary alert (flood, typhoon, air-raid, etc.); precautionary warning
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
official announcement; proclamation
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
raindrops; falling drop of water; intravenous drip; IV; drip-feed
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
hook (fishing, golf, boxing, etc.)
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
lapse of memory; forgetting completely; (consigning to) oblivion
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)