going to kindergarten (nursery school, etc.)
children's game similar to Statues or Red Light Green Light; Bodhidharma fell down
it's none of your business; it's not your concern
entertainment; hospitality; banishment (Edo period)
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
note (letter) left behind; will
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
separate; scattered; apart
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
to leave behind; to misplace; to forget
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
whereabouts; address; place of temporary residence
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
match (to light fire with)
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
(within) the (Tokyo) metropolitan area
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
graduation ceremony; commencement
no matter how much time passes
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
interview (e.g. for a job)