calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
in the future; another day; later
kindness; intimacy; friendship
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
public holiday; celebration (of)
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
return of something; repayment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
gold or silver lacquer; lacquer decoration sprinkled with metal powder
box for holding papers or stationery
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
frame (i.e. of a sliding door); crosspiece; bar; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); rung (of a ladder)
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with
to be busy at work; to work diligently
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
absentmindedness; peace of mind
divine possession; eccentric behavior; fanaticism
to start working; to take action
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
active; dynamic; energetic
what's what; heads or tails
to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
leave-taking; offering one's resignation; farewell visit
sixth day of the month; six days