mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop
melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
for the first time in one's life
to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship
almost every day; almost daily
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to gain fame; to make one's name
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
sleepover; overnight stay
toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)
timid; faint-hearted; wimpish