enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
discipline; training; teaching manners
speech; expression; wording; language
to give oneself airs; to be prudish
to give birth to; to have a stomachache
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
proneness to being ill; being sick a lot; proneness to disease
to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
health; healthy; sound; fit
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)
appetizer or snack served with drinks; performance to liven up a bar; conversation to liven up a party
to cuddle; to comfort; to rock; to soothe; to dandle; to humor
ryokan; traditional inn; Japanese-style lodging, usu. professionally-run
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
condensed milk; Soviet Union
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine