pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
gold driver's license; driver's license awarded to drivers who haven't been in an accident in the past 5 years
person who has a driving licence but little or no experience actually driving (license)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
business use; business purposes
chirashi; chirashizushi; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
function; facility; faculty; feature
instead; but (on the other hand)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
maternity blues; post-natal depression; post-partum blues
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
X-ray; roentgen (unit of ionizing radiation)
clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
outline; summary; argument
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
one day; (on) a certain day
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about