elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
annual (plant); first-year student
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
by today; before the day is over
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
primary school; elementary school; grade school
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to be reminded of; to call to mind
visiting ill or distressed people; writing get-well letters; get-well gifts; get-well letters; expression of sympathy; expression of concern
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
second day of the month; two days
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hospital food; hospital meals
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
bento; Japanese box lunch
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
such; like that; that sort of; very
big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable