to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
unexpected meeting; coincidence
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
poor physical health; bad shape
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
consideration; taking into account
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
unfairness; injustice; partiality
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
illustration (e.g. book); picture
to say; to tell; to state; to do
writing something on commission; newly written text
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush