to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
than; from; out of; except; but; more
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to subsist; to keep on living
gradually; day by day; every day; each day
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
change; alteration; substitute; rate of exchange
while; during; while; although; all; both
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
starting a business; promotion of enterprise
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
woman; female; feminine gender
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
of course; certainly; naturally