young bird; juvenile; chick
spouse's parents' home; in-law's home
checking and receiving (an invoice, goods, etc.); receipt
owning multiple animals (esp. pets of the same kind)
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
contract marriage; marriage by contract
to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
speculatively buying a rice harvest, while the fields are still green; recruiting of university students before the agreed date
gardening; puttering around in the garden
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
to change (with the passage of time); to fade; to wane; to decline
patching (up); cutting a part and pasting a new one (e.g. a shoji door); cut and paste
coffee room (hotel, office building, etc.); tea room
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
spite; frustration; vexation
leaving work; clocking out
to bubble; to foam; to froth
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same; locally raised chicken
with a bang (clash, bump)
of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying
spray; mist (not meteorological)
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
with curious eyes; curiously
to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed
(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame
cat lover; ailurophile; love of cats
memory-making; making memories
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
marital quarrel; argument between husband and wife
power balance; balance of power
in turns; alternately; in order