thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
saucer; person (group, institution, etc.) to take over a position or matter; receptacle (e.g. of funds); receiver
dawning (of a new era); dawn
stingy; cheap; very frugal
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
multiplication table; times table
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
natural span of life; 250 years old
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to remain married for life
innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh
mature; becoming precocious
to make one's heart flutter
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
middle period; medium-term
authority; power; function
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
reason for being; raison d'être
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb