nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
large family; extended family
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
murder victim; body of a murder victim
serious; not joking; straight
jeweler; gem dealer; jeweler's (jewelry) shop
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
mobilization; mobilisation
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
representative director; managing director; president; someone chosen by the board of directors from among the directors to actually represent the company in its dealings with the outside world
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
laying out (e.g. ground plan, garden); layout; taking space (Go); obtaining land; training done in one's own stable; (police) legwork
matter of time; question of time
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
instant; moment; for an instant
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
though; even if; whether ... or ...
to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
approval; license; licence; permission
outside of; not covered by