side job; sideline; subsidiary business
exclusive; attached to; specialist
official business; government business; public business; public use; government use
association; society; organization; organisation
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly
match (contest); to match with; to go well with
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
three times a day (of meals)
to be prolonged; to drag on
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
husband and wife; married couple
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
to smile broadly; to grin widely
Amida Buddha's original vow; long-cherished desire
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
(courteous) invitation; call
some time ago; the other day
guts; pluck; nerve; spirit
admiration; being impressed (by)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
empirical; from experience
spontaneity; spontaneous passive
tenth day of the month; ten days