phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line
boarding (a train, bus, etc.); getting into (e.g. a taxi)
riding (on horseback); mounting (a horse)
prenatal care; antenatal training
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
connection; relation; linkage
Seto Inland Sea; Inland Sea
senior; elder; person older than oneself
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
reaching one's required score or quota (e.g. in a game)
right in the center (centre)
drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party
to neglect; to ignore; to disregard; to make light of
benefiting from the fame or influence of a parent; riding a parent's coat-tails
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
dōjinshi; magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
unwell; in a bad state; not working properly; out of order; inconvenient; troublesome
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
acting ability; talent as a performer
green youth; immature youth; novice; greenhorn
practice by repetition; learning by rote
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
traveling about to gain skill in combat (travelling)
to be exhausted; to be worn out
looking away; looking aside
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
locking technique in judo
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling
to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone
shady online money-making
complete bed rest; complete rest and quiet