residing; living; dwelling
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
Kansai region (center-west area of Japan comprising Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures)
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
work; business; company; study
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
order of chivalry; chivalric order
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
skill; dexterity; master hand
salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday
building (construction) site
place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed
steel frame; steel beam; steel girder
digger; excavator; power shovel
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)
protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
glaringly; dazzlingly; blazingly
single edge (e.g. sword blade)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
sharpness; cutting ability; quickness (of wit); incisiveness; peppiness (of a ball)
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
intelligence; intellect; brains
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter
to be laughable; to be unrealistic
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied