Vocabulary

just the other day; quite recently

surrogate pregnancy

surrogate birth

turning (a comic, novel, etc.) into a serialized TV-show; dramatization

making (a manga, video game, etc.) into an animated film or TV series; anime adaptation

turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game

adapting for TV; television adaptation

uterine rupture; hysterorrhexis; metrorrhexis

Caesarean birth

final decision

contravention of precedent

ground for appeal

appeal by permission; permitted appeal; permitted complaint

genetic load; genetic burden

host mother

host father

fish eye

connivance; overlooking

multi-person cell; shared cell

unsuspended prison sentence; prison sentence with no stay of execution

personal use; private use

dependent on luck; matter of luck

tag team

tagging (graffiti)

Filipina hostess pub

four sides (boundaries) of a property

concurrent selling (e.g. of old and new models); selling (related products) alongside each other

nursery; nursing room; baby-care room

service entrance; delivery entrance

general information

face and eyes; look; expression; features

to figure out; to get an idea

advanced student; advanced learner; advanced practitioner; experienced person

intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner

beginner; novice; neophyte

to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with

pleasantry; joke; tomfoolery

thank you

Ijima's leaf warbler (Phylloscopus ijimae); Izu leaf warbler, Ijima's willow warbler; Ijima's warbler

white-backed woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos)