to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
spring break; spring vacation
homeroom; form room; home run; human resources; heart rate; house of representatives
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to know (a person); to think
pregnancy; conception; gestation
the gods of heaven and earth
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
such ... as; or some such
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
student (esp. a university student)
substitution; replacement; shifting; change
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
preparatory school (for entrance examinations); cram school; cramming school
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
opening a business; opening a practice
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method