warm;  mild;  considerate;  kind;  warm (of a colour);  mellow
 endorsing and questioning the preceding statement;  lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
 state of affairs (around you);  situation;  circumstances
 why?;  what for?;  how?;  by what means?
 such;  that sort of;  that kind of;  no way!;  never!
 Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
 you;  buddy;  monarch;  ruler;  he;  she
 letter made from a picture one has drawn
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 to reach;  to touch;  to be delivered;  to arrive;  to be attentive;  to be scrupulous
 yes?;  no?;  isn't it?;  is it?
 truth;  reality;  proper;  right;  genuine;  authentic
 back;  rear;  background;  behind the scenes
 gorgeous;  sumptuous;  extravagant;  luxurious
 (private) secretary;  treasured book;  secret book
 seeming ...;  appearing ...;  -ish;  like a ...;  typical of ...
 long, slender and well-proportioned;  smooth, continuous (movement)
 foot;  paw;  leg;  gait;  pace;  bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji;  means of transportation
 to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.);  to look down into (a ravine, etc.);  to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.);  to sneak a look at;  to take a quick look at;  to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.);  to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
 walking;  pace;  step;  course (of history, one's life, etc.);  history;  pitch (of a screw, etc.)
 to leave;  to exit;  to leave (on a journey);  to depart;  to move forward;  to come to;  to get to
 one thin flat object;  one sheet
 yes;  that is correct;  understood;  I see;  present;  here;  pardon?
 stamp (postage);  merchandise certificate
 to stick;  to paste;  to stretch;  to spread;  to form (e.g. ice on a pond);  to fill;  to swell
 postcard;  memo;  note;  card
 to hand over;  to surrender
 young commander;  young leader;  young master
 at hand;  on hand;  way of moving one's arms;  skill;  money at hand;  pocket money
 to cock one's head in puzzlement;  to tilt one's head in contemplation;  to wrack one's brain;  to think hard
 wisdom;  jnana (higher knowledge)
 bed;  bedding;  sickbed;  alcove;  riverbed;  seedbed;  straw "core" of a tatami mat
 primeval forest;  virgin forest
 postbox;  mailbox;  post;  position;  post (e.g. goalpost);  post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
 by myself;  in person;  by oneself
 direct;  immediate;  personal;  firsthand
 to ferry across (e.g. a river);  to carry across;  to lay across;  to build across;  to hand over;  to hand in
 also;  too;  not ... either;  (it's not possible) no matter what;  although one might wish otherwise
 postal delivery;  mail delivery;  postman;  mailman
 to take on;  to undertake;  to take over;  to inherit;  to guarantee;  to vouch for