nursery school teacher; childcare worker
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
to mix; to stir; to blend
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
shirataki noodles; white noodles made from konjak starch, often used in sukiyaki; waterfall resembling a white sheet
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
to swell (from inflammation); to become swollen
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
greater than ...; bigger ...
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
silence (not speaking); muteness
female private parts; female genitals
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
battlefield; battleground
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
pose (in kabuki); posture
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
to state; to express; to mention
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
in that way; like that; that way
production (e.g. play); direction
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to come to one's senses; to calm down
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure