lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
new leaves; young leaves; fresh verdure
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
later on; eventually; afterwards
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
curve; turn; curveball; curve ball; (wine) cellar
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
vital; lively; energetic; vital signs
sweating; perspiration; sudation; hidrosis; diaphoresis
reduction; curtailment; cut; cutback; scaling down; contraction
kakishibu; astringent persimmon juice used as a dye or to treat wood, paper, etc.
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
traditional Japanese engagement ceremony involving ritual gift exchange between families; ceremonial engagement gifts
electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
toxin; poisonous substance
rot; decay; corrosion; etching; saprophagy
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to crumble down; to tumble down; to fall in
white blood cell; leukocyte; leucocyte
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
change; alteration; modification
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
optimism; taking an optimistic view