program (e.g. TV); programme
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
kindergarten entrance ceremony
my husband; one's family; family member
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly
Suruga (former province located in the central and northern parts of present-day Shizuoka Prefecture)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
Vernal Equinox Day (national holiday; March 20 or 21); Spring Equinox Day
long ago; already; a long time ago
lucky day; auspicious day
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
enrollment in kindergarten; enrolment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
honeybee (Apis sp.); honey bee
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
guardians; parents; father and older brother
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
attendance; presence; appearance
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
attendance (on); chaperonage; attendant; escort; entourage
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be good (at); to go well; to look (taste, etc.) good; to hold one's liquor; to be able to hold one's drink
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher