order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
junior high school graduate; middle school graduate
beautician; cosmetician; hairdresser; hair stylist
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
major leaguer; major league player
baseball player; ballplayer
one's post; place of work; workplace
foreign; abroad; overseas
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
as far as the eye can see
public holiday; celebration (of)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
production (e.g. play); direction
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
one's own child; one's own children
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
potato chips; potato crisps
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
special; particular; peculiar; unique
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
superstition; superstitious belief
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
to repeat; to do something over again