to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
boy; son; baby boy; young man
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
than; from; out of; except; but; more
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
decision; determination; resolution
coincident with; while; simultaneously
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to raise one's head; to come to the fore; to rise into importance; to gain strength; to rear its head
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be born; to come into the world
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned