childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
indeed; really; truly; very much
to be finished; to be completed; to be done
maternity leave; paternity leave
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
one thin flat object; one sheet
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
mass communication; mass media
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)