introduction; presentation; referral; listing
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
follicle-stimulating hormone; FSH
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
willpower; energy; vitality
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
as a rule; in general; in principle; basically; essentially; fundamentally
divorce; dissolution of adoption
in the same way as; just like
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
Japan Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
expulsion; excommunication
that's true; of course; obviously
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
birth; creation; formation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
system; institution; organization; organisation
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
with one's life (protect, etc.); at the cost of one's life
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
orphanage; children's home; foster home
under ... years of age; less than ... years old
children's home; child care institution; orphanage
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
several years; a few years