preschool education; early childhood education
professional player (sports); pro
going to kindergarten (nursery school, etc.)
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
strong point; selling point; forte; specialty; attraction
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
with the skin on; skin and all (fruit, potato, etc.)
tax counsellor; tax counselor; licensed tax accountant
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
favorite phrase; favourite phrase; byword; something one always talks about
suspension (from work or school)
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
ward office; council (regional)
system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)
having a crush on someone; flushing
springy (texture); doughy; elastic
deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid
written oath; covenant; pledge
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
exterior; surface; outside; outward appearance; looks
to quit one's job; to resign
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
frunk; front trunk (e.g. of a car)
centre of attention; center of attention
spare time; free time; leisure time
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff