receipt (of a letter, money, etc.); acceptance; receiving
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
intonation; accent; modulation; inflection
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
to rain incessantly; to downpour
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
standing tall; towering; soaring
blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
environment; circumstance
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance
whereabouts; place where one is; position; location
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
dark-red pigment; rouge; dark red; deep red; cochineal
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)
display of fireworks; firework(s) display