oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
answering machine; answerphone
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
clover (Trifolium repens); white clover; Dutch clover; clubs (card suit)
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
to look forward to something
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sorry; excuse me; thank you
nursery school; day nursery; preschool
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
ahead; before; the future
early shift; morning shift; early arrival
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
nursery school teacher; childcare worker
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
(medical) doctor; physician
had better ...; had better not ...