sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
change in the law; legal reform
on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since
wide difference; a world of difference
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
if it is the case that ...
office hours; business hours; working hours
to be flexible; to be accommodating
part time (esp. female part time employees)
aging society; ageing society
as; because; with; due to
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about
pregnancy; conception; gestation
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
echo; ultrasound scan; echographic examination
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
thick soles; thick-soled footwear
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
woman who looks very attractive with a surgical mask on
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to be disappointed; to be dejected; to be downhearted; to feel exhausted; to feel drained
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
inside the House; inside the Diet; inside the hospital
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation