apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
chair; stool; post; office; position
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
boy; son; baby boy; young man
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to become old enough to understand what's going on around oneself (of a child, etc.); to reach the age of discretion
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
to apologize; to apologise
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
switching over to; migration; transition
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
doing things at one's own pace (e.g. slower than others); doing things one's own way (esp. in an inconsiderate manner)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
no!; no no!; no, not at all
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
crafty; tricky; sly; sinister (look)
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody