degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
to tangle; to get tangled; to have poor control over (one's tongue, feet, etc.); to trip over; to become complicated; to become difficult
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
at work; in the midst of work; working
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
(verbal) message; word (from someone)
to telephone; to make a phone call
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
preservation of health; hygiene; sanitation; health education (school subject)
receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)
bungalow; one-story house
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
hello; good day; good afternoon
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
to be lit (of a lamp, burner, etc.); to catch fire; to ignite; to be turned on (of a light, appliance, etc.); to come on
boy; son; baby boy; young man
primary school; elementary school; grade school
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
to run down (stairs, etc.)
to slip through (a crowd); to weave through (e.g. traffic); to pass through; to get around; to elude (e.g. the law); to evade
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
by myself; in person; by oneself
to keep standing; to stand motionless
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
living room (Western style); sitting room
fusuma; Japanese sliding screen
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused