to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
venereal disease; sexually transmitted infection; sexually transmitted disease; VD; STI; STD
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
love triangle; eternal triangle
gender; distinction of sex; sex
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
beep; honk (car horn); buzz (buzzer); boo (wrong answer, like buzzer on quiz shows)
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
government office; public office
person in charge; official; attendant
safe; vault; storage cabinet
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
mark; symbol; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to; focusing on
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
eruption; volcanic eruption
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to press; to oppress; to dominate; to overwhelm
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
printout; (computer) printing
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
one's best interests; one's own good
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
scandal; deplorable event
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to follow advice; to act upon advice
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
clicking one's tongue; tut-tut; smacking one's lips (with relish)