menstruation; menstrual period
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
hoping against hope; desperately hoping; as a last hope
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
recommendation; endorsement
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
counter-current; adverse tide; regurgitation (of blood)
sharp pain; acute pain; intense pain
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
to recover; to rally; to improve; to pick up
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
mechanism; organization; organisation
system; organization; organisation; architecture
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voiced repetition mark in hiragana
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
turning around; spinning around; curling up; round and charming (e.g. eyes)
counterclockwise; anti-clockwise
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to stop talking; to be silent
after school (at the end of the day)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on