simply; merely; only; solely
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
weather forecast; weather report
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
older person with more life experience
to be in focus; to come into focus
annual tree ring; growth ring; experience in life
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to grow up; to become an adult
Ogino method (of birth control); rhythm method
fixed date; appointed day
being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook
safe day (when unprotected sex is less likely to lead to conception)
unsafe day (when unprotected sex can to lead to conception)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
according to (one's) calculations; for the purpose of calculation
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
aging; ageing; adding to one's years
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
sexual excitement; estrus; oestrus; rut; (coming into) heat
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
(table) napkin; serviette; sanitary napkin; sanitary pad
mumblingly; grumblingly; tardily; slowly
to use abusive language; to curse; to call someone names
to look away; to turn away