conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
surely; certainly; without doubt
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
game arcade; video arcade
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
to collect; to assemble; to gather
and yet; though; when; in spite of
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
allergy; aversion (to); strong distaste (for)
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)
to find difficult to guess; to struggle to work out; to be unable to figure out
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to be suspicious of (someone's motives); to suspect (that)
how; in what way; in what manner
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
extension of a straight line; (conclusion) following as an extension of (an argument)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
(raised) footpath between rice fields; ridge between rice fields
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
workshop; studio; atelier
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
taking; taker; last performer of the day (usu. the star performer); last performance of the day; active partner (e.g. in judo demonstration); emphatic or formal prefix
ramune; type of lemon soda sold in a Codd-neck bottle; compressed tablet candy; glucose tablet
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
scrap wood; waste wood; waste; waste material; scrap material
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
convenience store lunch box
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer