twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
training (animals); breaking (animals)
white hair; grey hair; gray hair
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
eighth day of the month; eight days
frequency (of occurrence)
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
married couple with similar tastes or dispositions; like husband, like wife
hundred days; lengthy time
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
drinking water; potable water
fiftieth day after the birth of a child; fifty days
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
(political) power; authority; influence
to do together; to share; to participate in
Indian mustard (Brassica juncea); Chinese mustard; leaf mustard; brown mustard; mustard greens
go; soy beans soaked and mashed to a creamy paste (ingredient of tofu and soy milk)