to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
leader of a charge; first to arrive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
method of bringing up; method of raising
tendency; trend; inclination
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
management; administration; operation
recuperation; medical treatment
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
bento; Japanese box lunch
while; during (the time when)
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
home area; home town; local
private clinician; physician in private practice
doctor's office; doctor's surgery; clinic
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
permanent residence; denizenship
telephone call; telephone (device)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
child consultation center; children's welfare center
household; home; family; housekeeping
custom; common practice; habit
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
(being) by oneself; with no outsiders present