maternity blues; post-natal depression; post-partum blues
child consultation center; child consultation centre
early arrival (at work); reporting early for work; taking an early shift; leaving the house early in the morning (to go to work)
being fond of children; person fond of children
signature-collecting campaign
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
baby carriage; perambulator; pram
world-class; (of) high global reputation
infants; babies and very young children
fitness training; development of physical strength; building stamina; keeping up one's fitness
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; (lit.) to turn out well (of a child)
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
request for a police search; application to the police to search for a missing person
health and physical education
biological parent; real parent
having a crush on someone; flushing
undertaking; underwriting; acceptance
person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
(death from) starvation; starving to death
high rice field; very fertile rice field
expulsion (of a pupil); excommunication; anathema
method of bringing up; method of raising
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
way of solving (a problem); solution