Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
sphere; circle; range; category
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to be born; to come into this world
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
operating a cash register
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker
older brother and younger sister
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
general; popular; common; typical
home; household; family; hearth
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
different (quality, nature); heterogeneous
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
one day; (on) a certain day
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
kindergarten bus; nursery school bus
serious accident; major incident
other side; other party; other end (e.g. of phone connection); opposition
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
(state of) unconsciousness
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)