it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)
river; stream; River; the ... river
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
... years old; age (of) ...
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
single parent; one parent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare; MHLW
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
by means of; due to; because of; according to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
since one was born; (in) all one's life
after childbirth; postpartum
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
don't you think?; indicates question
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
Tsu (city in Mie); harbour; harbor; ferry
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
woman; female; feminine gender
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
within the family; in the home; domestic
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
number one; first; best; most; game; round