falling apart while cooking
primness; prim person; clear soup
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of
heartstrings; innermost soul
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
pongee; soft thin cloth woven from raw silk
means of transportation; means of transport
fish balls; fish dumplings
demonstration; manifestation; protest
reshuffling; job rotation
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
firing line; position where one is subject to questioning, criticism, etc.; in front of a flying arrow (fired by the enemy)
hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop
signs of defeat; negative turn of events
good-quality; superior in quality
human resources training; development of human resources; personnel training
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
fish sauce (made from fermented salted fish)
to be mad about; to be hooked on
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
(one's) peers; people around one
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
steering (of a boat); steerage
content (of a mineral, etc.)
to win favour; to win favor
you can never be too careful
to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to cut into chunks; to chop into lumps
to follow suit; to imitate or follow someone blindly; to ride on someone's back; to ride someone's coattails; to take advantage (e.g. of another's popularity)
I can't die and leave things this way
to worry about; to be vexed