deaf person; hearing-impaired person
to loose; to ease; to relax
garden cemetery; park cemetery; memorial park
center of a flower (centre); pistils and stamens
elective subject; elective class
precedence; first move (in games)
prickling; stinging; biting
two departments (under the ritsuryo system: the Dept. of State and the Dept. of Worship)
(getting) late; about time; good time (for doing something); good timing
finishing writing; completion of a manuscript
indefinitely; for a long time
new members of society (esp. after turning 20 or joining a company); new working adults
intellectual disability; mental disability
within the jurisdiction of
to reminisce; to engage in a lively conversation; to discuss mutual interests
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
simple is best; less is more
refusing to budge; adamant; intransigent; unyielding
weak point; vulnerable point; Achilles' heel
feeling of emptiness; sense of void
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
spoken language; colloquial expression
staying for two or more nights in a row (e.g. at a hotel)
to crack (an egg, etc.) into a container
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
sweet-smelling; scentful; fragrant
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
first period (e.g. first class in school day)
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing