Respect-for-the-Aged Day (national holiday; third Monday in September)
constant attendance; uninterrupted supervision; staying with someone all the time
notary public; notary; public notary
genius; brilliance; unusual talent; gifted person; person of unusual talent
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
crying (of an infant) at night; baby colic
junior college; vocationally oriented two or three year post-secondary education institution
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
extract; excerpt; selection
treat; banquet; feast; thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture
one sen; one-hundredth of a yen; small amount of money
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
generous; magnanimous; big-hearted; broad-minded; (lit.) big-bellied
verbal promise; one's word
your company; your shrine
period of youth; while young
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
persecution complex; paranoia
one's share; one's portion
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)