nursery school teacher; childcare worker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
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)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory childcare leave); maternity leave; paternity leave
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
how; in what way; how about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be able to manage somehow or other
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
suffix for familiar person
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
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)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic