takoyaki; octopus dumplings
to choke; to be choked by; to be stifled by
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
100,000; hundred thousand
hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
all you have to do is; just; that's all
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
main question; real issue at hand
to be transparent; to show through
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
well done!; good job!; good work!; you did it!; bravo!
to care for someone; to look after someone
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
much less; to say nothing of