makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep
program (e.g. TV); programme
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
opinion; intention; thought
carelessness; careless mistake; wetting oneself; soiling oneself; (arch.) crude; (arch.) coarse
dissolute; dissipated; licentious; slovenly; untidy; messy
seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
light music; popular music
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
approval; acceptance; recognition; private seal; signet
tacit; unspoken; implicit
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
aptitude; aptness; suitability
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
mountaineering club; mountain area
better safe than sorry; one should err on the side of caution
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
acting career; career as an actress
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
Niigata prefecture (Hokuriku area)
Shizuoka prefecture (Chūbu area)
with a clink (click, clack)
listening device; bug; wiretap
wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)