careful; elaborate; scrupulous
late at night; at a late hour
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep
relation; connection; relevance
fully prepared; all ready
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to offer for sale; to put on the market
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
fried egg; sunny-side up fried egg
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
guardians; parents; father and older brother
one's own child; one's own children
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
rare (or peculiar) animal
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
sunlight; rays of the Sun
over the top; thickly; heavily; richly
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene