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; help; support
13th day of the month; 13 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; in pairs
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
education; training; discipline
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
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
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
to neglect (e.g. one's studies); to leave unattended
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
experienced; already had an experience (with something)
returning home to one's parents (orig. of a married person); visiting one's parents (for a prolonged period of stay); bride's first visit to her parents after getting married; coming back (of an item; after having been on loan, etc. abroad); (arch.) temporarily returning to one's home (of a servant)
internal troubles; domestic discord
to know (someone); to think; to believe
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
baby monkey; small monkey
nod; inclination of the head
foreigner (esp. a Westerner); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
like many others; being no exception; just like everyone else; as is usual with; in common with
highish; somewhat high; somewhat expensive; 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.)
posture; position; stance
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
posterity; future generations; future life
welfare; public welfare; social welfare; (former) Ministry of Health and Welfare
to warm up to; to become enthusiastic about; to be elated