nursery school; day nursery; preschool
National Guard (esp. USA); National Guard member
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
such; this sort of; like this
athletic meet (esp. at school); sports day
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run
guardian; protector; patron; parent
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
no matter how much time passes
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
that's true; of course; obviously
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) bush warbler in a plum tree (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
February; second month of the lunar calendar
receiving in advance (e.g. wages, interest); taking before others; anticipation; being ahead of (e.g. the times); prefetch; anticipatory completion (i.e. finishing another's sentence)
anniversary of a person's death; monthly return of the date of someone's death
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
match made in heaven; perfect match; great coupling; (lit.) sika deer and maple leaves (a common motif in poetry and classical Japanese painting)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam