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)
mail system; postal service; postal system; post
aquatic life; water creatures
private company; private corporation
being very popular; being in great demand; octopus dried on skewers
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
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
unprofitable business operation
full of ingredients; hearty; substantial
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
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
male-dominated society; patriarchal society
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
spite; frustration; vexation
leaving work; clocking out
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
reserve corps; flying squadron
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
to bubble; to foam; to froth
sense of rhythm; rhythmical sense
to fall for a trick; to be taken in; to play into the hands (of)
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded