cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser
baumkuchen; spit cake with cross-section resembling tree rings
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
world history; international history
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)
wet nurse; nursing mother
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
foster sibling; foster brother; foster sister
same generation; one's generation
diaper; nappy; (arch.) swaddling clothes; (arch.) loincloth
unprecedented; record-breaking
big leakage; uncontained leak
traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless
magnificent spectacle; thrilling sight; grand view
infant (below 1 year old); suckling baby
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
one grade; first-class; primary
second grade; second class; secondary
placing in a list (top ten, popularity, sales, etc.)
gift brought to a funeral (usu. money); funeral offering; condolence gift; (lit.) incense money