(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
have a good day; take care; see you
neighbour; neighbor; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
vitality; (one's) life force
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
unseasonable; out of season
hectic; topsy-turvy; chaotic
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
tug of war (orig. a form of divination to predict whether the year will be favourable or unfavourable); forward puller (of a rickshaw)
to picture; to come into one's mind; to remember
someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
schoolgirl; female student
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
beauty contest to name Miss ...