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; orchard; park; place; world; environment
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
elementary education; primary education
bosom (buddy); trusted (friend)
celebration of a birth (usu. approx. one month after birth); gift at the birth of a child; baby gift; push present
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
troublesome; annoying; complicated
to copy; to duplicate; to describe; to depict; to imitate; to model after
writing on someone's behalf
frequenting (e.g. a bar); staying around (e.g. at someone's house); haunting
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
expression of appreciation (for someone's efforts); thanks
wife who is older than her husband