in session; in progress; under way; open
illustrated book; picture book
contribution (e.g. to newspaper)
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
excess or deficiency; too much or too little
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
under one's arm; (in) the armpit
editor (in publishing, etc.)
to say; to be called; to do
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
hazy; dim; faint; minced fish or meat that is seasoned and fried
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to be bony; to be angular
to cross one's mind; to spring to mind; to occur to one
one by one; one at a time; in turn
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward; after a brief interval
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
shyness; bashfulness; shame
jokingly; in the form of a joke
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext