national holiday; public holiday
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
good news; happy news; glad tidings
administration (of medicine); giving medication
cute and popular with the opposite sex (esp. of a woman's appearance or fashion); attractive and cute
health drink; pep-up drink
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
comparatively; relatively
world; society; people; the public
showing one's face in public; facing another person
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
wildness; wild nature; untamed nature; savage nature
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently
living; lifestyle; living room
to become haggard; to become gaunt; to become emaciated; to become worn out (from illness, worry, etc.)
to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish
dispensable chopsticks; throwaway chopsticks; chopsticks (hand game)
plastic wrap; plastic packaging
spices; condiments; adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant; meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)
electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser
outsiders; others; bystanders; onlookers; third person
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
training for homemaking; training in homemaking arts; domestic training
to stop oneself from crying; to hold back tears
Western clothing; Western binding
noble; lofty; high-minded; virtuous; upright
flawless; absolute perfection
feminine; womanly; female
light pink; pale pink; cherry blossom pink
tasteful; elegant; refined; charming; attractive
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat
spine; vertebral column; spinal column; vertebra
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.