physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
to read the situation; to sense the mood
red rice (beans and mochi) for auspicious occasions
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
present continuous tense; present progressive form
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
care; precaution; guarding; caution
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
to use and then throw away
to live; to make a living; to get on with
pouring out in large amounts; flowing out gushingly
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
broken; intermittent; disconnected
sense of relief; feeling of relief
tossing and turning while asleep
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine