prompt decision; immediate decision; on-the-spot decision; summary judgment; summary judgement
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
the other day; some time ago; recently
to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
... years old; age (of) ...
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
play; playing; pleasure; amusement; play (in a mechanism, e.g. a steering wheel); slack
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to be able to manage somehow or other
when it comes to ...; as for ...
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely