one's own child; one's own children
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
boisterous dance; dancing wildly
passing mark (examination); passing grade
job transfer; job relocation; intra-company transfer
cannot be helped; unavoidable
classmate; friend in the same class
every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
separation; living separately; living apart
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
to be flexible; to be accommodating
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener; preschooler; child in daycare
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
guardians; parents; father and older brother
good bye; I'm off; see you later
battlefield; battleground
commuting to nursery school or kindergarten
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
enrollment in kindergarten; enrollment in nursery school; entering a park, garden, zoo, etc.
society; public; community; social studies
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
same generation; one's generation
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
home environment; family environment
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
curious; strange; unusual
to wail; to bawl; to cry loudly; to shout (while crying)
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy
two things that are superficially similar but completely different; night and day; chalk and cheese; (lit.) the Moon and a turtle
rubbish heap; garbage dump
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
hornworm (caterpillar of a hawk moth); (hairless) caterpillar
to fall from heaven (the sky)
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
counter for places (offices, facilities, stations)
(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed