nursery school teacher; childcare worker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
company; corporation; workplace
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how; in what way; how about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
to be able to manage somehow or another
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
suffix for familiar person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
to rule; to govern; (arch.) to see; (arch.) to look; (arch.) to watch
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest