to be profitable; to yield a profit
to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
lightness and heaviness; (relative) weight; (relative) importance; gravity
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
(profound) realization; awareness; one's faith being transmitted to a deity and one's wish then being granted; (arch.) obtaining (something) unexpectedly
sharpness; sharp weapon; blade; fine soldier
trust (in); confidence; faith; reliance
moment by moment; hour by hour
to spare; to grudge; to regret; to lament; to be reluctant (to do); to be unwilling
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
green grass; young (fresh) grass
body odor; body odour; personal odor; personal odour; characteristic (of someone)
boarding house; residence hall; dormitory
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
bunraku; Japanese puppet theatre (theater)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
pine needle; small gift; souvenir
reading only the important parts; reading here and there; skimming through; reading word by word; reading only the parts one can understand
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to have good things happen to one; to have luck smile on one
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
after childbirth; postpartum
woman in childbirth; woman who is just about to give birth; woman who has just given birth