sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus); domestic chicken; chicken meat
in the future; another day; later
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
Chinese poem; Chinese poetry
kanreki; one's 60th birthday (or 61st in the traditional age reckoning system) when one has lived through a full sexagenary cycle
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
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
return (of something borrowed or entrusted); returning; giving back; repayment
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
high ground; elevation; hill; plateau
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 caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
to be busy at work; to work diligently
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue
divine possession; eccentricity; irrationality; fanaticism
to start working; to take action
to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
unsparing; without stinting; painstakingly; tirelessly
active; dynamic; energetic
what's what; heads or tails
cry (e.g. of a baby); sob; whine; tearful voice; weepy voice
to spill; to drop; to grumble (about); to complain (of); 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; (saying) goodbye; requesting leave (from work)
6th day of the month; six days
hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat
each house; every house; many houses