Japan and Spain; Japanese-Spanish
bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to fix one's affection on
nervous breakdown; neurosis; sickness from anxiety
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
who's who; directory; social register
generally speaking; in a broad way
tent; tabernacle; small curtain-enclosed area (off a stage); Makuya (Original Gospel Movement of Japan)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
address (on envelope, etc.)
chest measurement; bust measurement
to marry into a family of rank; to marry money
deadly disease; fatal disease; final illness
covering used to wrap a baby
ingenuity; resourcefulness
to break down due to overwork; to try so hard that the situation gets worse
to succeed to someone's post; to take someone's place; to take over someone's position; to step into someone's shoes
conditions of a contract; terms of a contract
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
hesitation; hindrance; washroom
for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
to put it in an extreme way; to put it in extreme terms