aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
free (of charge); gratuitous
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
influence; effect; impact
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
playing in the water (sea, lake, river, etc.); playing with water
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to seem ...; to look ...; to appear ...; to feel ...; to behave like ...
person who is ...; thing that is ...
soaked; drenched; sopping; incessantly (raining); drizzling
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
-less; lacking; non-existing
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing