overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
last week; the week before
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
completely satisfied; as pleased as can be
high-functioning; high-performance; sophisticated
hello; good day; good afternoon
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
error; fumble that leads to failing to put out a runner
Excel (spreadsheet application developed by Microsoft)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
function; function (programming)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
end of the fiscal year; end of the school year
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
covering (a loss, deficit, etc.); making up (for); compensating (for); supplementation
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
unprofitable department; loss-making division; loss-making segment
valid; effective; yuko (judo)
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
black; black (coffee); exploitative (company); overly harsh; boldface; blackface
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately