to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
two days before; day before yesterday
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
to feel at ease; to feel relaxed
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
overloading (someone; with work); overworking (someone); overwhelming; flooding (e.g. with tasks)
grabbing a handful (of); grabbing as much as one can in one handful; catching with one's hands
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
meaning; called; named; that says; that
military service; conscription
rice field; rice paddy; paddy field
sacred tree; support pillars of the traditional fire festival bonfires
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
phone trace; detecting the source of a telephone call
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
contaminated water; polluted water; dirty water
self-purification; self-cleansing
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect
sorry; excuse me; thank you
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress
military conflict; armed conflict
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
dirty old man; pervert; lecher
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom