extended-hours childcare (in day-care centers for parents working into the night)
meeting; greeting; welcome
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
(medical) doctor; physician
study; research; investigation
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
fly (any insect of infraorder Muscomorpha); person of no worth; pisher; scrub
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to gather; to collect; to assemble
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
success; prosperity; boom
misprint; misspelling; typo; typographical error; erratum
omitted character; omitted letter
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
telephone call; telephone (device)
story; tale; talk; discussion
to know (a person); to think
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful