(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
10th day of the month; ten days
sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
default; default (setting)
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
self-development; self-enlightenment
toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often
to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
hooray; yay; whee; yowzer; whoopee; yes
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
child from a previous marriage; child of a former spouse; stepchild
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
marijuana; marihuana; cannabis; hemp; pot
oceanic trench; deep-sea trench; deep
annotation; explanatory note; comment
Mariana Trench (deepest part of the ocean, near the Mariana Islands)
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
February; second month of the lunar calendar
cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
elementary and middle schools
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
current issues; current topics
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
shopping; purchased goods
with a friendly grin; smilingly
publication of results; announcement of results