focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer
several times; once or twice
child consultation center; children's welfare center
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
infancy; childhood; tender age
memories; recollections; reminiscence
only recently; just of late
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
same generation; one's generation
schoolgirl; female student
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
sanitary-protection products (e.g. sanitary napkins, tampons); sanpro
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to accept; to receive; to agree
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)
(relating to) gender; sex; sexual
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)