care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to pluck; to pick; to tear
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
maternity blues; post-natal depression; post-partum blues
improper way (of doing); wrong way; unorthodox method; evil course; evil path; heresy
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
job hunting; job searching
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
at the very beginning of one's speech; the first thing (one) says after opening the mouth
Japan's best; number one in Japan
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
aftertaste; later (in line or in turn, etc.)
no matter for; without regard to; whatever the ...
story of one's experiences
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
effusiveness; gushing; shrillness
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
a certain somebody; you-know-who
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
express home delivery service; express home delivery parcel (box, etc.)
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
joints; points (of a speech)
tousled; shaggy (hair); scraggly (beard); dishevelled; disheveled; unkempt
complete victory; total victory
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full