writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to look forward to something
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
father and mother; parents
bento; Japanese box lunch
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
getting an advance (on one's salary)
makizushi; sushi made rolled in nori seaweed with a core of filling
schematic; schema; illustration; explanatory diagram
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
marathon; long-distance race
right after coming out; just graduated
chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
washing; laundry; relaxing; taking a break
construction camp; bunkhouse; workers' living quarters
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
platform; home; home base; home plate
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
home for mothers and children
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)