child consultation center; children's welfare center
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
(not) a single person; (no) one
required subject; compulsory course
to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
man who is uninterested in aggressively pursuing women; peaceable men who don't approach women as potential partners; (lit.) herbivore
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
to write down (what someone says); to take down dictation; to take notes (e.g. of a lecture); to copy out (a text)
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
space; interval; space character; whitespace
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
hey; yo; hi; yessir; understood
resuming work after the New Year's vacation; first time that one works in the year
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
tiger's mouth; pattern of three stones resembling a cat's face; used as a connection
with a vroom; with a sudden shaking
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune