elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
practice; practising; training; study
tone deafness; amusia; having no ear for music; having no sense of (e.g. direction); being hopeless when it comes to (e.g. computers); -illiterate
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned
be inextricably involved; be in a sticky situation
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
narrow; cramped; tight; fussy; narrow-minded
coastline; shoreline; coastal railway
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring
as (one) walks on, and on
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
temple (esp. large one); monastery; temple building
fortress (surrounded by a wall, moat, etc.)
ornament representing the Isle of Eternal Youth
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
outer ring; external ring; rim (of a wheel); paddle wheel; out-toe walking; duck-footed walking
without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest
basin (e.g. between mountains)
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble