abandoned child; foundling
to stagger; to stumble; to totter; to misconduct oneself; to have a love affair; to waver
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to give birth to; to drop (a calf, foal, etc.); to lay (an egg)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
postpartum; after childbirth
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
stairs; stairway; staircase
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
Buddhist (household) altar
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
Kikuchi Momoko (1968.5.4-)
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to be surprised; to be astonished
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to state; to express; to mention
180 degrees; complete change
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
genuine; authentic; true; real
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend