childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
comfort; consolation; diversion
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Kanagawa prefecture (Kanto area)
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
foreign settlement; concession; reservation (e.g. American Indian)
district; section; sector
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
originating (something); coming up with the idea; starting (something); spiritual awakening; resolution
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hamlet; subunit of village; burakumin area
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
to be rich in; to abound in; to be abundant in; to be rich; to be wealthy
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
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
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
residence; housing; residential building
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
landowner; landlord; landlady
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
to get; to obtain; to come by; to find
temple elementary school (during the Edo period)
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)