to be born; to come into the world
climax; peak; zenith; apex
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
entrance examination (for a transfer student)
to be overcome with emotion
man's weeping (esp. someone not prone to tears)
quick work; (clever) feat
as you see; as you can see
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
garbage (rubbish) collection point
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
sense of liberation; feeling of freedom
real thing; original; actual
tears (from being deeply moved); tears of gratitude
to sob; to be choked with tears
to cut out; to clip from; to extract
(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
group; flock; crowd; wide expanse (of flowers)
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
bikini model (usually teenage); pin-up girl
party; set; gang; company; person
again (and again); once again; yet again
instruction; guidance; tutelage; (arch.) licensed elementary school teacher
for crying out loud!; for chrissakes!; denotes shock at ignorance
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
water's edge; beach; foreshore
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
watermelon splitting (game)
shellfish; seashell; shell