young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
shadow (e.g. on someone's happiness); cloud; shade; gloom
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
war; fighting; fierce competition
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to happen to have; to have on hand; to carry (e.g. money)
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(female) childcare worker; nursery school teacher
very young; little; childish; immature
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
middle of the night; dead of night
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
characteristic; feature; special quality
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
no matter how much time passes; no matter how long you wait; (taking) forever
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
something; some kind of; for some reason
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering