appeal; call for something; request; axiom
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
Mie prefecture (Kinki area)
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
guess; speculation; supposition
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
no matter how much time passes
(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
important point; point to check; point not to miss; checkpoint
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
within; inside of; less than
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
developing (e.g. industry, town, economy)
the whole day; all the day
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
one yen; throughout (an area); whole district
business results; business performance
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking