to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
either way; in any case; one way or another
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
senior high school; high school
continuing one's education into university
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
vocal sound; tone of voice
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
hedgehog (any mammal of family Erinaceidae)
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
store; reserve; stock; savings
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
another's parent; another's parents
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
in advance; beforehand; previously
amount of money; sum of money
otherwise; if not; or else
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders