very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
Europe and America; the West
joint custody; shared parental rights; joint parental authority
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
man who enjoys child rearing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to lull (a child) to sleep; to put a person to sleep
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
umbrella; parasol; something shaped like an umbrella or a conical hat; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
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
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous