to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
pregnancy discrimination; workplace discrimination against pregnant women; dismissing an employee because they are pregnant
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
harassment (esp. in workplace); bullying; discrimination
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
society; the world; the times
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
convenient; handy; useful
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
ahead; before; the future
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
meeting; greeting; welcome
Ginza (shopping district in Tokyo); (Edo period) silver mint