childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
ability to take action; ability to take initiatives; energy; dynamism; drive
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
naming (esp. of a commercial product or company); branding
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
cat (Felis catus); domestic cat; house cat; indoor cat
shoji (paper sliding door)
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
friend's house; home of a friend
aesthetic feeling; aesthetic sense; sense of beauty
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
elegant; charming; refined; enchanting; tasteful
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
feeling of fellowship; fellow feeling
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
open field; empty lot; plain
bento; Japanese box lunch
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon