nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
radio programme; radio program
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days (programme)
making a guest appearance; guest starring
with a bang bang (sound of a hammer or gunfire); at a mad pace (spend money, work); with great vigor
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
(not) even once; (not) ever
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
attendance; presence; appearance
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
to talk; to chat; to chatter
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
shout; cry; outcry; yell; shriek; scream
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei
overwhelming; conquering; dominating; sweeping (the world); swaying
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly