fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
childcare leave (taken after the compulsory maternity leave)
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
spouse; wife; husband; partner
date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
one-year-old; one year old
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
childcare leave allowance
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
daily rate; (day-by-day) schedule; program
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
cover; covering; covering (a song); cover; coverage; to cover (a loss)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
simulation; simulation (of a foul); diving; flopping
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
welfare annuity insurance
fee; charge; rate; material
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
exemption; exoneration; discharge
tax-exempt; tax-free; tax-exempted
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
depending on; dependent on