child consultation center; children's welfare center
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
proposal; proposition; suggestion
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
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...
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
place where one works; construction site; working area
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
shhh! (sound used when getting someone to shut up); shoo! (sound used to drive animals away)
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
referring a case to a public prosecutor
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
stairs; stairway; staircase
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet
unrequited love; one-sided love
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused