makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
a pair (of shoes or socks)
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
(written) application; application form
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
great depth; bottomless; great height
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
principle of laissez-faire
dandelion (esp. species Taraxacum platycarpum)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; bright golden yellow; gold coin (formerly used in Japan)
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
comfortably; peacefully; with one's mind at ease; (growing) quickly
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
cosmos; common cosmos (Cosmos bipinnatus)
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
parental love or affection
seeing (or dropping) off, then later picking up or going to meet (the same person)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
countryside; country; 50-home township (comprised of 2-3 neighbourhoods)
coming and going; commuting
Fukuoka (city, prefecture)
change of heart; change of mind; change in mental state
individual differences; personal equation
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely