certified center for early childhood education and care; ECEC; certified child center; type of combined day-care center and kindergarten
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
garden; kindergarten yard; playground
tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper used for writing poetry, wishes, decorations, etc.; thin rectangle
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
finishing kindergarten; graduating from kindergarten
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
kindergarten entrance ceremony
waist; waistline; waist measurement
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
after childbirth; postpartum
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
figure; body shape; build; physique; form
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
one-year-old; one year old
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
electronic piano; digital piano
regulation; adjustment; control
large-size refuse (e.g. furniture, electrical goods); oversized garbage; bulky rubbish; useless man about the house; husband who is retired and considered a nuisance
(for) one's own use; personal use; private use