pregnancy; conception; gestation
foster father; adoptive father
to take care of; to bring up under one's personal care; to kill with one's own hands; to do personally; to handle (e.g. a job); to request that someone deal with (something)
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; completion
food (meat, fish, vegetables, etc.) cooked separately but served together on one dish
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
growing child's hearty appetite
slow; clumsy; stupid; irritating
Japan's three antinuclear principles (against producing, possessing and allowing the entry of nuclear weapons into Japanese territory)
to settle (in a place); to settle down
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
explicit and implied comparisons (kinds of literary devices used in the Classic of Poetry); (arch.) interesting; (arch.) strange; (arch.) unreasonable; (arch.) unfavorable; (arch.) lowly
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to be infected; to be contagious
sobriety; soberness; sober face
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
without a holiday; nonstop
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
lingering scent; lingering fragrance; residual aroma
practice by repetition; learning by rote
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
trunk (of the body); soma
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
poor doctor; inept doctor; quack
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
deployment of troops, equipment, etc. (in preparation for battle)
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
ordinary clothes; everyday attire; plain clothes; civilian clothes
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
former (incumbent); predecessor
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
pretension; conceit; hubris
bargaining chip; bargaining tool