fraudulent accounting; window-dressing settlement of accounts; creative accounting
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
journalization (accounts); journalisation; bookkeeping
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
un-; non-; negative prefix
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
long-distance relay race; stagecoach; post horse
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
cord used to tuck up the sleeves of a kimono; sash (worn across chest, e.g. by election candidate or relay runners); wrapper band on books, CDs, etc.
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to go into labor; to go into labour
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery; confinement
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
pregnancy; conception; gestation
first cry of a newborn baby
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; eternal life and prosperity
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
dishonouring (a bill); dishonoring; bouncing (a cheque, check); non-payment
matter of time; question of time
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk