serious relationship (esp. one with the prospect of marriage)
number of births; number of babies born
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity
increase in the average age of marriage
false personation; misrepresentation of one's social position
lacking potential for advancement; no-hoper
head temple of a Buddhist sect
sexual relations; sexual relationship
group dating; gathering for young people to socialize with the opposite sex
puma (Puma concolor); cougar; mountain lion
food self-sufficiency rate
wintering; passing the winter
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
customary; conventional; traditional; usual
now available (e.g. for sale); now showing (e.g. film, exhibition)
washing machine (laundry)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to administer affairs of state; to attend to government affairs
fallow soil; idle field; set-aside; idled plot
shading off; gradation; bokashi composting; fermented composting
English name (for a country, etc.); English-derived nickname (used by someone with a non-Western personal name); Western name
chattering (of teeth) and trembling (with fear)
to do drugs; to take (illicit) drugs
contamination (esp. foreign bodies in food)
repeated events (meetings, drinking sessions, etc.); series of events; streak; dealer continuing as dealer and east after winning; dealer keep
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
to reserve (for exclusive use); to charter; to book; to lend out completely; to lend out all of (something)