to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
safety zone; buffer (e.g. against defeat)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to be born; to come into the world
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
feeling sick (suddenly); feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry (suddenly); being offended; being disgusted
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
journal; magazine; periodical
serialization; serialisation; serial story
wise saying; famous saying
to collect; to assemble; to gather
genius; prodigy; natural gift
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
research establishment; research institute; laboratory
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance
to be kind to; to treat kindly
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) even once; (not) ever
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
emperor; shogun; honored person (honoured)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
to shout (in anger); to yell
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible