preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
bento; Japanese box lunch
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
very young; little; childish; immature
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
multiplication table; times table
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
starvation; famine; hunger
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
street; quarter; district; area
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
Buddhist (household) altar
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone