children's house; child welfare residential facility
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
enterprise; business; company; corporation
child-rearing assistance; support for young parents; child-care allowance
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
the other day; lately; recently
materials; data; document
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
very interesting; of great interest
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
company; corporation; workplace
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
letter; missive; note; mail
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
legal guardians' association; parents' association (at a school); parent-teacher's meeting
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still