function; facility; faculty; feature
defect; fault; flaw; deformity; deficiency; shortage
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
progress; advance; improvement; development
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
cold storage; deep freeze; cryopreservation
establishment; settlement
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
death; the next world; to pass away; to die
birth; creation; formation
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
siblings; brothers and sisters
things depend on how you look at them
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
trivial; not amounting to much
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
(my) wife; inside the home; one's family
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
proceeding to the capital (Tokyo)