parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
family; members of a family
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
time and time again; many times; a number of times
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
considerably; greatly; a lot
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to say; to be called; to do
sexy; popular; well-liked
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
dawn; daybreak; beginning
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to have the privilege of doing
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
opening and shutting; opening and closing
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
greeting; a fine thing to say
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
formal marriage interview
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable