tax and service charge included
reading on a trial basis (e.g. a newspaper); trying out (a newspaper, magazine, etc.); preparatory reading
southern Tohoku (usually Miyagi, Yamagata and Fukushima prefectures)
common knowledge; well-known fact; public knowledge
flare skirt; flared skirt
lesbian feelings; lesbian tendencies
employer from whom one has received a unofficial offer of employment; prospective employer
mothering; job of being a mother
bicycle path; bicycle lane; bikeway
nearest kin; nearest of blood; next of kin; nearest relative
women's writing; literature written by women
rubbish heap; garbage dump
plastic surgery; plastic operation
America (land mass); the Americas
jumper skirt; pinafore dress
to make oneself understood (in some language); to be able to relieve oneself
hard-nosed; strong-willed; determined; unyielding; stubborn; resolute