to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
chapter one; first chapter
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Setagaya City; Setagaya Ward
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant
home; household; family; hearth
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
prenatal diagnosis; prenatal screening
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
to be found; to be discovered
firstborn; first child; eldest child
abortion; discontinuance; stoppage; suspension
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to be harboured (of negative feelings or thoughts); to be rooted in one's mind; to coil; to curl around; to become tangled (e.g. of roots)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
confusion; dismay; consternation; panic
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to sink (into); to get depressed
bounce; spring; momentum; impetus; moment; instant
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to keep away; to keep at a distance
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
world; society; people; the public
to cut off (from); to separate; to detach; to sever; to uncouple
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for