compulsory; unavoidable; necessary
making preparations for a divorce
boyfriend; almost boyfriend
beautiful appearance of a woman
plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich
video taping (and storing)
Azuchi-Momoyama period (approx. 1558-1600)
false invoice; false billing
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
sewing scissors; dressmaker's shears
to carry forward (i.e. on a balance sheet); to transfer
to finger; to tamper (with)
Vatican City; Vatican City State
bur (prickly seeds or seedheads that stick to fur and clothes); burr
head-to-head training; drill consisting of pushing and being pushed; battering practice
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
are you serious?; is that for real?
myocardial rupture; cardiac rupture; heart rupture; cardiorrhexis; cardioclasis
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ice pop; icy pole; popsicle; ice lolly
packing; non-metallic seal; washer; gasket
odor-resistant; odour-resistant
butterfly; papillion (dog breed)
words used by young people; slang
drainboard; floor grates; duckboard; slatted wood (e.g. used as a base for storing futons inside a cupboard)
taijitu; cosmic dual forces symbol; yin-yang symbol
the current ...; this; today's ...
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
depending on the (one's) situation (circumstances); at one's pleasure
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court