to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
day in and day out; all the time
technique; art; skill; move
whatever brought that on?
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
in line with this; therefore; consequently; so; such being the case; in that regard
cooperation; collaboration
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
two by two; by twos; as a couple
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
education; training; discipline
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
forgetting; lapse of memory
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
to fail to be attentive to
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents
internal troubles; domestic discord
to know (a person); to think
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
baby monkey; small monkey
nod; inclination of the head
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
as is usual with; in common with
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking
eating lightly (to save money, food, calories, etc.)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
posterity; future life; life to come
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare