boarding house; school dormitory
educational institution; school; academy; campus
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
living in a group; communal living; community life
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
childcare worker; kindergarten teacher
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
totteringly; with tottering steps; toddling
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to head home; to leave for home
on countless occasions; many a time
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
gradual entry (into preschool); settling-in session
nursing; nurturing; rearing; lactation; suckling
ornament; decorative object; object placed in a tokonoma; figurehead; leader without real power
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
in one's own way or style
successfully; nicely; (yummy) food; yum-yum
bugling (sound); honking; grumbling; complaining; car; automobile