employee discount; corporate discount; company discount
mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make
parents' observation day (at school); parents' visiting day; open day
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
cerebral infarction; (ischemic) stroke
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
founder; originator; pioneer
summer cold (illness); summer flu
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
(short) rest; breather; break
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
having a crush on someone; flushing
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
Chinese "Willow" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
regular customer; valued client
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
close; intimate; on good terms
the Dragon (fifth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Dragon (around 8am, 7-9am, or 8-10am); east-southeast; third month of the lunar calendar
rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
one's family (home) background (environment)
to grow taller (of people)
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
to behave well (of a child)