kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
one parent; single parent
as a child; when one was a child
father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
dad; dada; daddy; pa; papa; pappa
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to bring (something); to take along; to fetch; to get
while; during; while; although; all; both
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
very shy person; bashful person
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)