indecent talk; dirty story
permanent stationing; staying permanently; resident (program, file, etc.)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
every year; yearly; annually
vaccination; inoculation; immunization; immunisation
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
living room (Western style); sitting room
kitchen; financial situation
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
wrong; different; not like that
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
simmered with; cooked with; boiling; boiled dish
fish having white flesh (e.g. tai, hirame, karei)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
food with dressing on it (e.g. salad)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
natto (fermented soybeans)
shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa); perilla; beefsteak plant
rolled Japanese-style omelette
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
excess flesh; surplus fat; flab
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
high blood pressure; hypertension
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
growing child's hearty appetite
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
softly; mildly; gently; politely
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following