biological child; one's own child
provisional; temporary; tentative
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
to be smeared; to be covered
to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
waves that remain after the wind has subsided; after-effect; aftermath
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
to show up; to appear; to turn up
ancient and modern times; all ages; past and present
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
successively; one after another
intermittently; bit by bit; little by little; in drops (e.g. of rain)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
to put one's strength into
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
costume; dress; attire; (arch.) interior decoration; (arch.) landscaping; (arch.) furnishing
uniforms supplied to employees; an allotment
general classification; broad categorization
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
to encamp; to take up positions
to push aside; to push one's way through
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
grant; allowance; endowment; bestowal; assignment; conferment
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
trio; gang of three; threesome