to take over (someone's duties, business, etc.); to inherit; to succeed to; to hand over
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to maintain; to continue to have
to join forces; to cooperate
to the best of one's meager ability; the little help one can be; though my help might not be worth much
help; assistance; service
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
as soon as possible; ASAP
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take as a lesson
parabola (antenna, microphone reflector, etc.); (satellite) dish; parabola (planar curve)
gas burner; blowtorch; Bunsen burner
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
young wife; young married woman
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
though one didn't intend (expect) to
heartstrings; koto string
personality; style; appearance
made-to-order (esp. clothing); custom-made; tailor-made; bespoke
flesh-colored leotards; flesh-coloured leotards
skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
Western clothing; Western binding
gelidium jelly strips (made from agar-agar); prostate orgasm
any red algae in the family Gelidiaceae (esp. Gelidium crinale)
first three days of the New Year (January 1-3)
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
all of a sudden; unexpected; abrupt; sudden
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
average height; average body height
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under