pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
single-mother household; fatherless family
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
Watanabe Kumiko (1965.10.7-)
question; inquiry; enquiry
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
television program; TV program
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
hairdresser; hairdressing
school rules; school regulations
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to become better; to improve
degradation over time; time-related deterioration
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age