door frame; window frame; frame sections of the door or window that provide most of its structural integrity
to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense
first place; head position; leading position
child on waiting list (kindergarten, school, etc.)
native rock; natural rock
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
contrivance; to invent; to devise; to think out
spending time with one's family on one's day off work; family duty
infants; babies and very young children
after tax income; net income
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
maternity leave; paternity leave
setsubun; last day of winter in the traditional Japanese calendar (usu. February 3 or 4), day of the bean scattering ceremony; last day of any season (according to the traditional Japanese calendar)
poo; poop; doo-doo; caca; whoopsie
finely chopped fish or meat (sometimes seared first); mince; hitting (e.g. a drum); striking; bashing; criticizing
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
how should I know?; don't ask me
noisily (of water gushing, pouring, spilling, splashing, spraying, etc.)
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
verbalizing; putting into words
evening meal; dinner; supper
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
to exceed; to be even more (so); to exaggerate
yogurt; yoghurt; yoghourt
to stop crying; to cry oneself out