first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
denial; negation; repudiation; disapproval
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
Saitama prefecture (Kanto area)
having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
to ask (humbly); to request (humbly)
sedge (Cyperaceae spp., esp. members of genus Carex)
ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)
regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
this and that; one thing or another
change (for a purchase); toilet splashback
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
counter for tours, cycles, rounds, circuits, etc.
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
1000 ri; (a) long distance
to put someone to work; to make someone work
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
one's later years; final years (in life)
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
intentionally; on purpose; deliberately; taking something into account
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
scandal; deplorable event
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder