leaving a park, garden, zoo, etc.; leaving kindergarten (e.g. end of day, on completion, expulsion)
laugh and grow fat; (lit.) good fortune and happiness will come to the home of those who smile
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
thank you for your continued patronage
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
recognition; acquaintance
(written) application; written request; petition; written prayer for a shrine or Buddhist temple
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
good bye; I'm off; see you later
dribble (of a ball or puck); dribbling
inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
son-in-law taken (adopted) into family
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
board of directors; board of trustees
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice
to complete decisively; to do to completion
method of bringing up; method of raising
back off!; leave me alone!
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
one's best interests; one's own good
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
stepwise; one step at a time
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
not understanding; not knowing
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving