border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
strangely; oddly; miraculously; mysteriously
to engage in; to participate in; to take part in; to be involved in
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
height of; middle of; full bloom
showing or announcing a program's name (e.g. television, theater)
news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter
unrequited love; one-sided love
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
the teaching profession; education of laity
easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
information retrieval; IR; investor relations; integrated resort; infrared radiation; infrared
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
line-up (baseball, product, etc.); lineup
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
marshland; wetland; swampland
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
increase in the average age of marriage
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
since the dawn of history
forever; everlastingly; for many years to come; ever
American; American-style (weak) drip coffee
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
showing no concern at all; being not at all bothered; devil-may-care attitude