nursery school teacher; childcare worker
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
from now; from this moment; henceforth
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
don't you think?; indicates question
at that time; in those days
living by oneself; living alone
friend's house; home of a friend
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
hot pot party; party with guests sitting around a hot pot
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
honorific/polite/humble prefix
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out