legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to refuse; to reject; to deny
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
cooperation; collaboration
to collect; to assemble; to gather
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to detain; to check; to restrain
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
riverside; edge of a river
river; stream; River; the ... river
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
group; bunch; crowd; group
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
something; some kind of; for some reason
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
metropolitan tramway; tram operated by the metropolitan government (esp. Tokyo)
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it