maternity leave; paternity leave
to take (be in) charge of
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
dessert stomach; having room for dessert despite being full
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
sharp sighted; easily awakened
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
another's parent; another's parents
clearing one's throat; cough
because of; owing to; due to
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
avarice; greed; covetousness; raga (desire)
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
young man who becomes famous overnight
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
inscrutable; incomprehensible
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
employment (long term); hire
equality; uniformity; evenness
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
(your) judgment; discernment
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
later on; eventually; afterwards
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters