foolish; nonsensical; absurd; ridiculous; trifling
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
strict; formal; strait-laced; stuffy; prudish; serious
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
spiced sake (served at New Year's)
feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize (someone); unconcerned air; indifference; nonchalance
picturesque scenery; place of scenic beauty
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
small cinema; arthouse cinema
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
obstetrics; obstetrical department; maternity division
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
Caesarean section; Cesarean section; C-section
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
stag seaweed (Codium fragile); green sea fingers; dead man's fingers; felty fingers; forked felt-alga; sponge seaweed
being addicted to; being wholly absorbed by; falling ill; becoming sick
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
carcinogen; carcinogenic substance
one theory; one opinion; another theory
Nara Prefecture (Kinki area)
tea gruel; tea flavoured rice gruel
encroachment; invasion; erosion (e.g. of market share, rights); erosion; corrosion
becoming cancerous; canceration
Yamagiwa Katsusaburō (1863.4.10-1930.3.2)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person