(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
row of cherry trees (lining a street)
research institute; (research) laboratory
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
family circle; one's circle (of friends, co-workers, etc.); private matters; internal affairs; conservative (e.g. estimate); moderate
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; normally
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
now that; since; as long as; provided that
New Year's sake; spiced sake
to trample down; to crush underfoot; to kick down; to avoid paying (e.g. a debt); to jump (a bill); to bilk
investment in stocks; stock investment; equity investment
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
source of funds; source of money
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
more than enough (to drink)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
to come true (of a dream, wish, etc.); to be realized; to be fulfilled; to be granted; to be answered (of a prayer); to be requited (of love)
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
one's own child; one's own children
an ascetic existence; (leading) a continent life; abstinence
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
pregnancy; conception; gestation
for your information; I'm telling you
worst; worst-case (scenario)
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
other self; alter ego; to be split off (of a part of oneself); to clone oneself; incarnations of Buddha
paper-covered folded fan used in noh and storytelling
to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)