to write down; to record; to register
women's disease; gynecological disorder; gynopathy
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be a matter of life or death
therapy; treatment; remedy; cure
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
one edge; one end; one side
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
being startled; getting a shock
experient; person who has experienced something
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
human pillar; human sacrifice
to drop; to lose; to let fall
talking about one's misfortunes; tales of one's misfortunes
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
sanctification; consecration
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
as you can imagine; as you might guess
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
distinction; discrimination
used (ticket, stamp, etc.); spent (fuel, battery, etc.)
dinner party; ceremonial dinner; dinner meeting (or lunch, breakfast)
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
detailed; minute; articulate