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
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
founder; originator; pioneer
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
sage; wise man; philosopher; sagacity; wisdom; intelligence
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
(short) rest; breather; break
one's chance; the right time; target; objective
hearsay; rumor; grapevine
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)
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
in the same manner as before; the same as always
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
to put an end to something; to get something over with; to quit something one has been engaged in too long or to an excessive degree
to finish reading; to read through
at any cost; at any price; at any expense